as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
that sitcom star is still a bud, so all he needs right now are looks and personality
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Recent Examples of bud
New York Times Games, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Flower buds are black and present a stunning contrast to the golden blooms that emerge from them during summer and fall.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
James Mirtle, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The player development staff has the hitters on the same page with their approach, and budding young stars like James Wood and Dylan Crews have power and speed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The haphazard lacework and askew petals, pleasingly accompany a new bud about to burst open.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Flower buds are black and present a stunning contrast to the golden blooms that emerge from them during summer and fall.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
Defenseman Jake Sanderson is looking like a budding star, for one, and their checkers have managed to limit Toronto to seven even-strength goals after a terrible showing in Game 1.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The player development staff has the hitters on the same page with their approach, and budding young stars like James Wood and Dylan Crews have power and speed.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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The park also has a massive wave pool, a smaller pool for boogie boarding, and a surf simulator as well as several splash zones for kids.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The trend, like so many before it, is exactly what kids love the most.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The petunias are tested and evaluated for qualities such as uniform structure, color quality and intensity, shape, flowering window and speed, and much more.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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Parton said there are three tricks to get lilacs to flower in more temperate, nonfreezing areas: 1.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The beach is better suited to adults and older children due to the challenging access and lack of shade.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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In addition to his wife and children he is survived by a grandchild.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
Verb
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The candle has notes of yuzu, peach, and mango blended with floral scents of jasmine, and mango blossom.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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How Anthony Edwards has blossomed as a leader, not just as a player Cavaliers-Pacers preview: What if Cleveland’s Darius Garland isn’t ready for Game 1?—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Moments later, the mother tiger carefully steps over her cubs and continues walking out of the camera’s view.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Soon after, soft white florals bloom against a backdrop of musk, creating a clean, satin-like sensation on the skin.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Anza-Borrego is especially beautiful in the spring, when colorful wildflowers bloom across the desert, including purple sand verbenas, yellow desert sunflowers, and golden poppies.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.—
Beth Kindig,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.—
Ruth Margalit,
The New York Review of Books,
30 Mar. 2023
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