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
Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Often when faced with a trauma, a redwood will swell a bank of dormant buds and woody tissue to create burls.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Apple has reduced the size of the buds and redesigned them to fit more naturally into your ears.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The lace detail extended across her chest and reappeared at the waist to form lace rose buds that showed a hint of skin.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Somni claims its buds deliver high quality audio when within the prescribed range of the mat, albeit in mono rather than stereo.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2025
Often when faced with a trauma, a redwood will swell a bank of dormant buds and woody tissue to create burls.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Apple has reduced the size of the buds and redesigned them to fit more naturally into your ears.
—PC Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
The lace detail extended across her chest and reappeared at the waist to form lace rose buds that showed a hint of skin.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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After a long day of activity, reward the kids with a treat from The Cake Bake Shop or Graeter’s Ice Cream.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Many autistic kids are drawn to water, regardless of its temperature, because water offers a calming sensory effect.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Caring for mums is easy but requires regular watering to keep them flowering for many weeks.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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Today, however, the resistance to planting these heavy bloomers has been overcome much to the benefit of those looking for a tall flowering hedge that is nearly always in bloom.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Morris, 64, entered guilty pleas to five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in an Osage County courtroom.—
Nolan Clay,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some schools offer tuition discounts if multiple children from the same family are enrolled.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While a wallpaper photographed by Calle was turned into a key black-and-white print in the collection, with small bellflowers blossoming on shirts and pants, a flavor for Orientalism infiltrated Rizza’s designs, inspired by some of Calle’s snapshots.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Those strengths start with Eichel, who has blossomed into an all-around threat.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Two mountain lion cubs found orphaned and malnourished in March have been released back into the wild after undergoing rehabilitation at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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On a patch of public land north of Ramona earlier this month, Angela Hernandez-Cusick watched with a group of wildlife experts as the door to each cub’s carrier was opened.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Save your dahlias, cannas, and other summer-blooming bulbs for next year with these must-know storage tips.—
Erica Browne Grivas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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New or transplanted peonies may not bloom until their third year.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2020, the Dolan Fire in central California killed 12 endangered condors, including two chicks, that were roosting near Big Sur.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Kids can pet a chick and plant a radish seed, but no feeding of the animals allowed.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trees are leafing, birds are chirping and the mere thought of sending a Microsoft Teams or Slack message feels like an affront to Mother Nature; spring has finally sprung in Indianapolis.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.—
Beth Kindig,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bud. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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