bud
buds
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present tense formof bud (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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"Some subjects had normal-looking taste buds, while others showed structural disorganization," Finger said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Scientists have uncovered changes inside taste buds that may help explain why some people struggle to taste food more than a year after recovering from COVID-19.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Now a must-have iPhone accessory, the development of the first generation was infamous inside Apple for infighting among Ternus’s peers as they argued over how to keep the wireless ear buds connected via Bluetooth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Some of the rose buds had also started to rot, but she's dried them out and made a resin artwork scattered with the salvageable petals.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
She could still hear Stevie Wonder’s “My Cherie Amour” coming through the buds in her mother’s hand.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
