grow out

verb

grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out

transitive verb

: to allow to get longer
growing out her hair

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And the film that grew out of that reunion allowed not only a kind of political healing, but a personal one, as the band confronted what went unspoken over some 30 years. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2026 But those positions have largely grown out of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) function, which focuses on cybersecurity, data protection, and platform safety. Jonathan Jordan, Fortune, 27 May 2026 RicRack grew out of that fusion of ideas. Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 Despite the messiness of the in-person, one-to-one, low tech services, the EDD Job Service counselors and staff of the time often talk with fondness about the culture that grew out of these local services. Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for grow out

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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 31 May. 2026.

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