grow out
verb
grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out
: to allow to get longer
growing out her hair
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In other words, generosity that calms anxiety looks very different from generosity that grows out of choice.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
That stunt came in the middle of a chase sequence that grew out of Anderson’s location scouts, similarly to the already iconic final set piece set among the rolling hills of Borrego Springs, California.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2026
Not all of it will land for anyone who isn’t a 13-year-old boy at heart (hello), but there’s also a gentler, more durable strain of comedy that grows out of Dunk and Egg’s emerging bond.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
The policy grew out of a review of Austin’s spending rules ordered in November after American-Statesman reporting found lax oversight and questionable expenses in some council offices.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
That stunt came in the middle of a chase sequence that grew out of Anderson’s location scouts, similarly to the already iconic final set piece set among the rolling hills of Borrego Springs, California.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2026
Not all of it will land for anyone who isn’t a 13-year-old boy at heart (hello), but there’s also a gentler, more durable strain of comedy that grows out of Dunk and Egg’s emerging bond.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
The policy grew out of a review of Austin’s spending rules ordered in November after American-Statesman reporting found lax oversight and questionable expenses in some council offices.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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