: being in an early stage of development
budding novelists
Examples of budding in a Sentence
her budding career as a lawyer
the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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The budding film franchise is based on the video game created by Scott Cawthon, who is a producer alongside Jason Blum.
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Oh, and Jo Adell, the Angels’ perennially underachieving outfielder, ranks No. 8, sandwiched between Judge and budding superstar Julio Rodriguez.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
Oh, and Jo Adell, the Angels’ perennially underachieving outfielder, ranks No. 8, sandwiched between Judge and budding superstar Julio Rodriguez.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2024
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budding. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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