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
Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Diggs and Brandt will both also serve as executive producers on the TV-movie, while Garcia will play Sofia, Kelly’s best friend who grows suspicious of the budding relationship.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 June 2025
Those roles, which as a reminder were contested by around 32,000 budding actors, have been handed to Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton by the HBO franchise’s casting supremo, Lucy Bevan.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Jasper’s son, Junior, a budding political figure himself, was convicted of stealing money from his campaign and has just been released from prison.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Verb
Of course, Gilgeous-Alexander won the NBA MVP award this season and Haliburton has emerged as a budding superstar.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Diggs and Brandt will both also serve as executive producers on the TV-movie, while Garcia will play Sofia, Kelly’s best friend who grows suspicious of the budding relationship.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 June 2025
Those roles, which as a reminder were contested by around 32,000 budding actors, have been handed to Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton by the HBO franchise’s casting supremo, Lucy Bevan.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 30 May 2025
Jasper’s son, Junior, a budding political figure himself, was convicted of stealing money from his campaign and has just been released from prison.
—Adam Moss, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budding
Adjective
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That’s, in part, because the technology is nascent compared with other types of robots already deployed in warehouses at a larger scale.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
10 July 2025
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This kind of soft satire also puts me in mind of Dorothy West, who excellently sent up a nascent Black bourgeoisie in novels like The Wedding.—
Brittany Allen
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Phishing Email Detection And Response Phishing remains the most common initial attack vector.—
Karan Alang,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Scientists defined daytime napping as sleeping between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. After the initial study, researchers kept tabs on the participants for eight years and discovered that 5,189 (6.0%) of them died during that time period.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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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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This is the first time the river has been opened to swimmers since 1923, Reuters reported.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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This was the first time Hollywood managed to deliver legitimately impressive moments of flight for the Man of Steel.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Consequently, embracing innovation and technology to contain incipient fires quickly is critical.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Since the shale boom, oil prices and the U.S. dollar have risen in tandem, suggesting an incipient case of Dutch disease in the United States.—
Michael L. Ross,
Foreign Affairs,
12 June 2025
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budding. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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