as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
that sitcom star is still a bud, so all he needs right now are looks and personality
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Recent Examples of bud
Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
The best time to fertilize most fruit trees is in early spring when the plants are just beginning to leaf out and develop buds.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The sap run from the maple trees has started to dwindle as the branches begin to bud out.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The shoots, buds, and flowers may also become infected when a bacterial pathogen is involved.
—Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
The best time to fertilize most fruit trees is in early spring when the plants are just beginning to leaf out and develop buds.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 June 2026
Verb
Trees, not knowing the calendar date, began to bud in early March.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
The sap run from the maple trees has started to dwindle as the branches begin to bud out.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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Take a bunch of kids who’ve never been out of East Tennessee.—
Holly Gleason,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Your support will help ease the financial burden and give Pam and her kids a sense of hope and security.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Your bulbs are going to flower again after a rest.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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Highlights include a pink-flowering chaparral mallow, rarely seen in gardens, a white sage valued by Native Americans and the buckwheat Sterman found in San Miguel Island, plus several new oaks.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 June 2026
Noun
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All proceeds to the sell-out show, which was simulcast on ESPN, benefited the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the MSG non-profit supporting children in need.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was away from the team Friday for the birth of his second child with his wife, Mamiko.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Verb
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Completed in 2018, the Queen’s Window depicts a landscape of blossoming hawthorn trees in hues of blue, green, yellow, orange, pink and red.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Welcome to the start of the 2026 offseason for all intents and purposes, when chatter begins at a murmur before blossoming into a crescendo.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Yellowstone visitors also found themselves on the wrong end of an encounter with a protective mother bear and her cubs near Old Faithful.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The attacks that do happen turn on particular bad luck, a surprise meeting at close range or a female defending cubs.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
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There are lots of attractive annuals that brighten up gardens with their spring-blooming flowers.—
Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
13 June 2026
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Tiny butterflies, identifiable by species, flit among blooming epiphytes; red-breasted meadowlarks take to the air; an emerald-green quetzal perches on a branch.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The restaurant is flashier and more glamorous than the original, with moody black floors, discreetly spotlit tables, mirrored ceilings, and walls leafed in living greenery.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
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In spring, when the trees start to leaf, Cedar Mountain comes alive with toe-tapping music, pottery studios, galleries and locals who welcome you in.—
Belinda Luksic,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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“Bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bud. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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