budded

Definition of buddednext
past tense of bud
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Verb
  • Volunteer Estella King-Smith said a caring community has blossomed from the seeds of love and joy that Fisher has planted.
    Sharon Chin, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • At Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Georgia, a zebra named Kurtsie and a giraffe named Bakari have formed an unlike friendship — one that began with curiosity, grew through hardship and blossomed into an inseparable bond.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Tulips that were supposed to be ready for Mother's Day in mid-May have already bloomed in the farm's greenhouses, said owner Gregory Witscher.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Zeno hired Ruhani — who was paroled in 2022 after 26 years in state prison for a robbery conviction — as a client advocate in October 2023, and a romance bloomed soon after, according to the feds.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But for a few shining decades around the turn of the 19th century, Hungary flowered, and nowhere more so than along Andrássy Avenue.
    Joshua Levine, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Transplant amaryllis that flowered during the winter to the garden or grow in containers.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Budded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budded. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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