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
Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
While DeYoung is hesitant to give too much away, fans of Robinson's work can probably imagine how this budding friendship turns sour.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Can their budding romance survive a long-standing family feud?
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In Wednesday’s episode of Shrinking, Gaby struggled to fully commit to the budding couple’s situationship.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Others compared this Vikings season to the 2022 campaign in which the Vikings flamed out in the wild-card round, even though that Vikings team did not have a budding superstar in Jordan Addison or Brian Flores working wonders as the defensive coordinator.
—Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
While DeYoung is hesitant to give too much away, fans of Robinson's work can probably imagine how this budding friendship turns sour.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Can their budding romance survive a long-standing family feud?
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
In Wednesday’s episode of Shrinking, Gaby struggled to fully commit to the budding couple’s situationship.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for budding
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There’s a huge reliance on cloud gaming for marketing its brand, which is still a nascent, tiny part of the overall games market.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Together, these vehicles are laying the groundwork for a nascent lunar economy.Saurav Shroff, WIRED, 2 Jan. 2025
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Early concepts deemed successful were built up and introduced to new audiences—revised from their initial offerings to meet the challenges of a wider swath of users or participants.Venkat Viswanathan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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The initial court ruled in favor of Chylak in October 2024.Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 17 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
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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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He is set to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time.Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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DeMar DeRozan will return to Chicago for the first time since coming to Sacramento in a three-team sign-and-trade deal last summer.Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025
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As the past four should have proved conclusively, clinging desperately to long dead norms and procedures in the face of incipient authoritarianism isn't the answer.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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One frequent topic of discussion in its pages was Germany’s militarism, an original sin that had led the country into the Great War and paved the way for incipient fascism.Longreads, Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Budding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/budding. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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