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• plural of taste bud.

taste buds

Cultural  

1. Oval-shaped clusters of cells located on the tongue and lining of the mouth that contain special nerve endings that help give rise to the sense of taste.

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For decades, food makers have relied on a proven playbook: cater to consumers’ taste buds with sugar, salt and a steadily expanding galaxy of flavors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

They can help your gut, your blood pressure, your cholesterol—and your taste buds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

I’d say it depends on the dish — and leave the rest to your personal taste buds.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026

And there’s something about their salad dressing that is exactly what my taste buds want in a salad dressing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025

My stomach gurgled excited approval, but my brain reminded my taste buds that this had been made by Dad’s hands.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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