as in nascent
beginning to come into existence
the budding romance between the coworkers was the talk of the office
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Recent Examples of budding
Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
Trout is far from the only great player or budding star with intrigue surrounding his card values as spring training games commence this week, though.
—Larry Holder, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
During the research, one collaborator noticed that seagrasses grow complex colony patterns from budding clones — just like corals.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
Though labels can be your cabinets’ secret weapon, Kelly encourages budding organizers to keep their categories as broad as possible.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Back in the Before Times, the pre-streaming era, budding young cinephiles learned about classic movies the old-fashioned way, by staying up past their bedtimes and tuning in to The Late, Late Show.
—Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025
Trout is far from the only great player or budding star with intrigue surrounding his card values as spring training games commence this week, though.
—Larry Holder, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
During the research, one collaborator noticed that seagrasses grow complex colony patterns from budding clones — just like corals.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
Though labels can be your cabinets’ secret weapon, Kelly encourages budding organizers to keep their categories as broad as possible.
—Kelsey Mulvey, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budding
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With the European Launcher Challenge, ESA will provide each of the winners up to 169 million euros ($182 million), a significant cash infusion that officials hope will shepherd Europe's nascent private launch industry toward liftoff.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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Price competitiveness While technological gaps remain, China has emerged as a price disrupter in the nascent industry.—
John Liu,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An investigation is underway and police are searching for the driver who caused the initial crash, the station reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2025
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Europe has historically lagged behind, both in the initial space race of the 1960s and 1970s and the subsequent rush by commercial companies to reach orbit.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Investor interest in India rose steadily last year thanks to the country’s growing economy , burgeoning population and impressive stock market rally .—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2025
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Celine, a burgeoning star with Lebanon’s national team, became a symbol of the war’s destruction.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the first episode, Lochlan watches Saxon undress and stares a little too long at him naked.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Sins Of The Brother Of course, the most shocking moment in this episode is something that’s been setup from the very first episode.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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No one has taught him how to manage his incipient sexuality; no one has taught him how to cope with rejection.—
Doreen St. Félix,
The New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Judeo-Christian tradition, which began with God's world-transforming revelation to the incipient Israelite nation at Mount Sinai, birthed Western civilization and has nourished it over the course of thousands of years.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budding. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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