as in lush
covered with a thick healthy natural growth
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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as in produced
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 gotten
to eventually have as a state or quality
he will grow angry if we don't answer his question
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Mary, a 47-year-old mother of four grown children, felt like the only way to escape the fog of anxiety and depression that had trapped her for years after the sudden death of her younger sister was to leave California.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
No, my grown children are not comparing me to one of the Spice Girls, the pop music group that wowed young fans in the 1990s.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
His grown kids would come on Saturday to take him out to eat and maybe spend a couple of hours with him.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Advertisement The linemen are all home grown and best friends.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Mary, a 47-year-old mother of four grown children, felt like the only way to escape the fog of anxiety and depression that had trapped her for years after the sudden death of her younger sister was to leave California.
—Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Oct. 2024
No, my grown children are not comparing me to one of the Spice Girls, the pop music group that wowed young fans in the 1990s.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
His grown kids would come on Saturday to take him out to eat and maybe spend a couple of hours with him.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grown. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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