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
Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
The bloom season begins with dark rose-purple buds that appear in winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
That’s because once the cap is gone Wells will be able to grow its balance sheet and invest further into budding yet lucrative lines of business such as investment banking.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Keke Palmer and Stephanie Hsu give voice to space-alien surgeons and best buds who work at the titular intergalactic facility, operating on all manner of bizarre life forms.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
The bloom season begins with dark rose-purple buds that appear in winter.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
Verb
Neli the cocker spaniel may only be young, but she's already developed a budding friendship with Olive the kitten, and the pair have already become inseparable.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
That’s because once the cap is gone Wells will be able to grow its balance sheet and invest further into budding yet lucrative lines of business such as investment banking.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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As the years went on, Underwood began to occasionally share a rare grid photo of her kids — but most of them would be via her Instagram Story; photos that would expire after 24 hours.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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This tragically poignant tale of this kid losing his other half.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Different varieties flower from fall to early spring.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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After decades dominated by one or two stars –Herbie Mann in the 1960s, Hubert Laws and Bobbi Humphrey in the ‘70s, and James Newton in the ‘80s — the flute has fully flowered in jazz since the ‘90s, led by Baum, Nicole Mitchell, Ali Ryerson and most recently Berkeley-reared Elena Pinderhughes.—
Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In 2021, Medicaid covered 1 in 4 children, and 8 in 10 children in poverty.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
28 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy’s views on vaccines have raised alarm among public health experts, including his promotion of the false claim that vaccines cause autism in children. 4.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Miami’s first-round pick (15th overall) out of Indiana has blossomed in a starting role since the Heat went big in Butler’s absence.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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And as Williams continues to grow, there should be hope that his connection will continue to blossom with Moore, who’s under contract through 2029.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Two more healthy cubs, Bao Bao and Bei Bei, followed in August 2013 and August 2015, respectively.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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The three-month-old cub was captured and brought over from China in 1936 by American fashion designer and socialite Ruth Harkness, who was inspired to carry out her late husband's dream.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Production in those countries is blooming right now.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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Anyone can enter camellia blooms for the show or browse from the plant sale.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Jan. 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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“Bud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bud. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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