as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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Recent Examples of budding
Adam Moss, Vulture, 30 May 2025
The full trailer emphasizes the sense of community among the crew members, showcasing budding romances, space adventures, and an explosive science experiment.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2025
Fermin is an example to any budding professional for his work ethic and humble attitude.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Addison documents a 24-year-old budding artist coolly working out what even to sing and write about.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 June 2025
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Adjective
Jasper’s son, Junior, a budding political figure himself, was convicted of stealing money from his campaign and has just been released from prison.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 30 May 2025
The full trailer emphasizes the sense of community among the crew members, showcasing budding romances, space adventures, and an explosive science experiment.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 June 2025
Fermin is an example to any budding professional for his work ethic and humble attitude.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
Addison documents a 24-year-old budding artist coolly working out what even to sing and write about.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budding
Adjective
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And when the center and a group of locals began planning the conservation district, Vasquez joined the nascent Wynwood Community Enhancement Association and became a leading supporter of the new zoning and the Bakehouse plan.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Marketers who get in early with nascent media properties can often win favorable rates or hard-to-secure integrations, and a relationship built in the first years of existence can develop into something bigger as time marches on.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Pele made it 3-1, then Zagallo put the game to bed with Brazil’s fourth after his initial corner was not cleared.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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In the initial preemptive attack, Israel hit the same three sites targeted by the U.S. Several top Iranian nuclear scientists and the top general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed in the operation, according to Iran.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
22 June 2025
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Investor interest in India rose steadily last year thanks to the country’s growing economy , burgeoning population and impressive stock market rally .—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2025
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Celine, a burgeoning star with Lebanon’s national team, became a symbol of the war’s destruction.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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News of its foray into prediction markets has helped its stock price gain more than 100% in the first half of 2025.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
29 June 2025
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Was there a sense of pressure returning to this world after the success of the first film?—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
29 June 2025
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Since the shale boom, oil prices and the U.S. dollar have risen in tandem, suggesting an incipient case of Dutch disease in the United States.—
Michael L. Ross,
Foreign Affairs,
12 June 2025
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Another way in which partisanship has brought us to this incipient defeat of the constitutional order is that the Congress has been rendered all but incompetent by faction.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
30 May 2025
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budding. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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