Budding
Both words in one sentence
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Coined in Japan in the late '90s, "Moe" (萌え, pronounced as "Mo-Eh", derived from a Japanese word that means "budding, to sprout/bloom")note 燃え, also pronounced "moe", is a different word meaning "to burn" or "passion".
Source: Moe
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Sprout and Budding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/budding/sprout
Budding & Sprout. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/budding/sprout>.
Sprout or Budding. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/budding/sprout.
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