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
Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
That stunts growth and cuts off buds that would otherwise produce the beautiful full flowering displays of natural azalea.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
While the cooling inflation report was reassuring for investors, the budding trade war between the US and its biggest trading partners and allies has sent jitters through US stocks.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Botanists have been trekking to the Valley of Flowers for decades, studying its myriad buds—around 500 species of flowering plants—and long before that, yogis and poets made the epic pilgrimage.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
That stunts growth and cuts off buds that would otherwise produce the beautiful full flowering displays of natural azalea.
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
The actress, singer and budding beauty icon discusses her bob haircut, beauty regimen and partnership with Nexxus for the launch of their new Get Hy campaign.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
While the cooling inflation report was reassuring for investors, the budding trade war between the US and its biggest trading partners and allies has sent jitters through US stocks.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bud
Noun
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When the rules are being passed and enforced, the intent is to make sure kids aren’t bouncing around for athletic reasons.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Pee-Wee falls off his bicycle and crashes in front of a group of watching kids.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Since the early 1900s, the flowering vines have hung above the museum’s courtyard for about three weeks at the start of spring.—
Boston Herald staff,
Boston Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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On March 20, the actress shared a carousel of photos on Instagram celebrating the flowering season’s arrival.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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Illinois passed a law in August 2023 requiring parents to compensate child influencers, becoming the first state to do so.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Cool, calm days can extend the length of the bloom, but a rainy, windy day can bring cherry blossom bloom season to an abrupt end.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The weather might be warming, but consumers don’t seem ready to blossom.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Wildlife officials said that could be cause for concern, because cubs are very dependent on their mothers.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
18 Mar. 2025
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Zoo staff created a donation page to help name the cub.—
Krystal Nurse,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The plants are just 6 inches tall and bloom in late spring.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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The narrative seeds might be collected in one decade and only bloom in the next when the right combination of cultural context and creative framework aligns.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2025.
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