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
Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Each had budding professional and academic careers.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Part of me hopes to see this continue to inspire generations of budding game art talent, but then the rest of me knows living up to this high water mark is nearly impossible.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Spintronics is a budding path in the quest for a future beyond CMOS.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2021
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Adjective
Boakye tracks the budding fusion industry closely and said the growth in companies and the diversity of funding behind them are helping to shrink the timeline toward commercial development through a range of technological approaches.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Each had budding professional and academic careers.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
Part of me hopes to see this continue to inspire generations of budding game art talent, but then the rest of me knows living up to this high water mark is nearly impossible.
—David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Spintronics is a budding path in the quest for a future beyond CMOS.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budding
Adjective
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One of Zeitounian’s career highlights includes discovering Oscar winner Mikey Madison and placing her on her first job, FX’s Better Things, which jumpstarted her nascent career.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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Mamdani’s next action, meanwhile, showed the unusual scrutiny faced by his nascent administration, particularly around his criticism of Israel and outspoken support for the Palestinian cause.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Fortune,
3 Jan. 2026
Verb
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A’zion is still adjusting to her blossoming fame.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Paul is blossoming into one of the NFL’s elite left tackles, and Brewer had his best season at center in 2025.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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An initial target of £2,000 had doubled by the time Scunthorpe confirmed on Thursday that he had been discharged from hospital.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The initial childhood of Victor Frankenstein lends itself more to that age of enlightenment.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One issue raised by the burgeoning controversy over the California proposal is how to extract a fair share of public revenue from plutocrats, whose wealth has surged higher while their effective tax rates have declined to historically low levels.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Underscore was launched in 2021 by Michael Green, Reza Izad and Dan Weinstein, and has focused on the burgeoning creator economy space.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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His first action of the night came after about three minutes into the game, not long after going over to the exercise bike parked just outside the tunnel leading to their locker room, jumping on it while being advised by a member of the Hornets’ performance staff.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Jan. 2026
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Pratt launched his mayoral run on the first anniversary of the Los Angeles fires, which destroyed his and his wife Heidi Montag’s home.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many spring-flowering shrubs, including lilacs, bigleaf hydrangeas, rhododendrons, and lilacs, bloom on what is referred to as old wood—flower buds that were formed during the previous summer or fall.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Jan. 2026
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Right after flowering and before new growth begins is the right time to repot the Christmas cactus.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Ultimately, no one stands to benefit more from this incipient trend toward climate sanity than the American people themselves.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2025
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The nature of a yet-unannounced product or incipient organization demands confidentiality.—
Anthony Shore,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pruning is usually done at specific times of the year, typically while a plant is dormant, before new growth emerges in spring, or once the blooming cycle of a plant is done for the season.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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In late spring, the Badlands transform with green grasses and blooming wildflowers, perfect for photographers and nature enthusiasts.—
Karthika Gupta,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budding. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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