- plural of taste bud.
taste buds
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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
I’d say it depends on the dish — and leave the rest to your personal taste buds.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026
“We try to have our tastings at 11 in the morning because there’s a science where you need to be needing lunch—your taste buds need to be ready to eat,” Hernandez said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
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
It turns out that our taste buds are all alike, they can taste everything, and they’re all over the place.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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