growing pains
plural noun
1
: pains in the legs of growing children having no demonstrable relation to growth
2
: the stresses and strains attending a new project or development
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Crypto's growing pains Still, digital assets remain relatively nascent relative to traditional markets.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The bad news is that means Ware’s growing pains and mistakes as a 21-year-old player still learning and developing are almost impossible to miss.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
In Richard Pitino’s first season at the helm, the Musketeers are likely to experience their share of growing pains and inconsistency.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, Teller, who either wanted to distance himself from his punchable vibes or wasn’t given the material to showcase it, had a sort of low-key hosting style that was not magnetic enough to distract from the growing pains currently testing the SNL cast.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
The bad news is that means Ware’s growing pains and mistakes as a 21-year-old player still learning and developing are almost impossible to miss.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
In Richard Pitino’s first season at the helm, the Musketeers are likely to experience their share of growing pains and inconsistency.
—The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Unfortunately, Teller, who either wanted to distance himself from his punchable vibes or wasn’t given the material to showcase it, had a sort of low-key hosting style that was not magnetic enough to distract from the growing pains currently testing the SNL cast.
—Charu Sinha, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2025
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growing pains
noun plural
grow·ing pains
ˈgrō-iŋ-ˌpānz 
: pains occurring in the legs of growing children having no demonstrable relation to growth
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