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as in cultivated
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer
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as in progressed
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality
he will grow angry if we don't answer his question
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Recent Examples of grew
Over the same period, Democratic registration grew by about 38,000 voters, or roughly 3%.
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Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2025
With RoboBallet, the complexity of computation also grew with the complexity of the system, but at a far slower rate.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Jerry Stiller and Meara as a comedy duo were mainstays on The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as their impact on American popular culture grew.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
The genre grew through messaging apps like Telegram and illicit networks like el paquete — the packet — a system where content is shared weekly via flash drives.
—Ana González Vilá, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Since January, Trump and governors in many red states have been rolling back diversity initiatives that grew to prominence around 2020 amid social justice protests, but have roots dating back to the Civil Rights era.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
As Linville grew older and struggled with addiction, Tyson and her family always kept their door open to her.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Kimmel’s return Tuesday followed days of discussions between Disney and Kimmel as the noise around the suspension grew louder on both sides of the political aisle.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2025
Five9’s total revenue grew 12% YoY in 2Q25.
—David Trainer, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grew
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In Corsica, a golden flower called helichrysum has been cultivated for generations.—
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This is why communities, organizations, businesses and governments benefit not only when dissent is allowed, but also when it is actively encouraged and cultivated.—
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Which brings me to the question of why this all progressed from a snowball fight to an authoritarian avalanche at such lightning speed?—
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Jinnies progressed to competitive cheerleading on the collegiate level at Orange Coast College, where his squad was undefeated.—
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The land itself became part of the story.—
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What started as one man’s vision to share his home with the world became something groundbreaking—the Caribbean’s first all-inclusive resort designed for adults.—
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Seth MacFarlane produced the film while Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island directed.—
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Today’s edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN’s Kimberly Richardson and Sarah Hutter.—
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Each bottle of ink and each toner cartridge has a page-yield rating, based on test pages developed by the International Organization for Standards (ISO).—
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The nation’s early Tomahawk cruise missiles were developed at General Dynamics Convair division in San Diego during the 1970s and later tested far offshore.—
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The shows have been sold out since tickets went on sale in August, and while 30,000 lucky fans for both nights got their hands on tickets, thousands more were left on the outside looking in.—
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The bestselling mule also got some colorful updates in polished patent.—
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The scale is staggering, even for a company that’s raised a record amount of private market cash and seen its valuation swell to $500 billion.—
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The discovery renews scrutiny of Bolton’s handling of sensitive national security information and echoes long-standing concerns first raised during a contentious legal battle over his 2020 memoir.—
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Birth rates also dropped among younger women aged 15 to 34, while remaining unchanged for older age groups.—
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In babies aged five to eight months who developed symptomatic RSV, 26 percent of those who had received a low dose of the vaccine developed a severe case of RSV, compared with 8 percent of those who received the placebo.—
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“Grew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grew. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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