budded

past tense of bud

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for budded
Verb
  • The 24-year-old has quickly blossomed into one of the league’s top defensive linemen and played a key role in helping the Eagles win the Super Bowl last season.
    Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Dubbed the Boys From Oklahoma, after Ragweed’s beloved 1999 song of the same name, the shows blossomed into four concerts at Boone Pickens Stadium on the campus of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over the years, a real friendship bloomed.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Deadhead spent flowers as the blooms fade or once most of the flowers have bloomed.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cultivars include blue, violet-blue, pink, and white-flowered varieties.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Media-polling partnerships flowered starting in the mid-1970s with the CBS News/New York Times poll which began in late1975.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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“Budded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budded. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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