: 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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Gareth Evans' Netflix neo-noir follows Walker as he's hired by real estate tycoon and budding politician Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) to protect his son, Charlie (Justin Cornwell), after a drug deal gone wrong.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Cassian is now a secret spy for the budding Rebel Alliance.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Throughout its nearly seven-year run, The Conners took fans on an emotional rollercoaster, filled with both happy and sad tears, as the family navigated death, budding romances, parenthood, marital issues and financial hardships.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The signing that caught most baseball folks off guard last week was the Padres locking up their 21-year-old budding superstar center fielder Jackson Merrill for nine years, $135 million.
—Bill Madden, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Cassian is now a secret spy for the budding Rebel Alliance.
—Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Throughout its nearly seven-year run, The Conners took fans on an emotional rollercoaster, filled with both happy and sad tears, as the family navigated death, budding romances, parenthood, marital issues and financial hardships.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The signing that caught most baseball folks off guard last week was the Padres locking up their 21-year-old budding superstar center fielder Jackson Merrill for nine years, $135 million.
—Bill Madden, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budding. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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