- plural of taste bud.
taste buds
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They can help your gut, your blood pressure, your cholesterol—and your taste buds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 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
To some, pie means flirtatious cherries, cinnamon-kissed apples or pleasantly puckering lemon awakening the taste buds.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2025
It’s better for your wallet, your fridge, your pantry—and your taste buds.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2025
If Xan had her human nose and her human taste buds, the sausage would have smelled delicious.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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