budded

past tense of bud

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for budded
Verb
  • Soon enough, the couple's farm blossomed into a tourist destination where families and schools have taken children to learn about nature and agriculture hands-on.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Oct. 2025
  • What started as a distraction from Manny’s absence soon blossomed into a deep bond as Michelle and Leo spent hours talking, listening to music, and getting to know each other.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The cross produced Rosa ‘KORbin’, a very healthy floriferous floribunda that bloomed in large clusters of medium-size lightly double, white flowers.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Cindy Crawford’s skincare line, Meaningful Beauty, bloomed from a chance encounter in 1994.
    Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Julianne cited her sisters' accomplishments in their own fields, as well as their flourishing personal lives, as a reason why the sadness never flowered into full-on resentment.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • How has that crop flowered, developed, and matured?
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Industries sprouted and bloomed, inventions burgeoned, standards of living for masses always hit new heights.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Budded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budded. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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