budding
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Synonyms & Antonyms for budding
Synonyms
aborning, inceptive, inchoate, incipient, nascent
Antonyms
adult, full-blown, full-fledged, mature, ripe, ripened
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As a budding songwriter he was influenced by his exposure to hymns in the church, but also by classical music, and of course by the pop on the radio. — Longreads, "The Story of Country Music’s Great Songwriting Duo," 3 Sep. 2019 While studying at Hogwarts, a school for budding wizards, the three best friends go on spell-binding and fantastical adventures. — Caitlin O'kane, CBS News, "Nashville school bans "Harry Potter" series, citing risk of "conjuring evil spirits"," 2 Sep. 2019 Kathy Jones, executive chef at Second Helpings, said the assistance offered to the Test Kitchen cooks should be helpful to any budding chef. — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "A test kitchen at the Yard in Fishers will borrow from high-tech co-working space," 25 Aug. 2019 In 1992, Jeff was a young actor in LA with a budding career when a bizarre VHS tape arrived from his wayward Uncle Glen. — Ben Flanagan | [email protected], al, "Sidewalk 2019: Look for these works from Alabama artists at the film festival," 22 Aug. 2019 In Ireland, for instance, fewer than 75,000 people speak Irish, or Gaeilge, daily; today, 4.4 million budding linguists are learning to labhair on Duolingo. — Fortune, "Translating Success at a World-Changing Company," 19 Aug. 2019 The New York Giants have a budding quarterback issue just one week into the preseason schedule. — oregonlive.com, "Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants in NFL preseason: Time, score, TV channel, how to watch live stream online," 16 Aug. 2019 As a budding reporter, Betty does her investigating at a white desk. — Ilana Kaplan, Curbed, "Why we’re obsessed with the TV teen bedroom," 14 Aug. 2019 Jackson Carr, director of operations for Covalence, said the program is ideal for the budding entrepreneur or would-be startup worker. — William Thornton | [email protected], al, "Covalence “coding boot camp” resuming this fall, with added access," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'budding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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