grow apart
phrasal verb
grew apart; grown apart; growing apart; grows apart
: to become less friendly or emotionally close as time passes : to become distant from someone
My wife and I have grown apart over the years.
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However, as time passes, the older sister, Zoja, begins to grow apart from Lea.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
Despite growing apart, developing different values, and physically moving away from each other, childhood friends can be unexpectedly hard to let go.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Glimpse Into Scrapped Show The three-and-a-half-minute trailer reveals the show's storyline: the once-heroic Powerpuff Girls have grown apart and become disillusioned with their past.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Due to their age gap, Stephen and Robbie grew apart in their teen years before reconnecting as adults.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Couples who openly discuss challenges tend to have stronger, more resilient relationships, while those who avoid conflict risk growing apart.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The reasons for this vary—life’s stresses, unspoken resentments or simply growing apart over time.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
That happens sometimes – two people grow apart, and a quality that once was easy to overlook becomes an inflection point.
—Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
The friend claimed Mangione had grown apart from his friends and family, had undergone a back surgery that had changed him physically and mentally, and had been microdosing mushrooms, which the friend believed had affected him mentally, as well, according to Siragusa’s notes.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
Despite growing apart, developing different values, and physically moving away from each other, childhood friends can be unexpectedly hard to let go.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Glimpse Into Scrapped Show The three-and-a-half-minute trailer reveals the show's storyline: the once-heroic Powerpuff Girls have grown apart and become disillusioned with their past.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Due to their age gap, Stephen and Robbie grew apart in their teen years before reconnecting as adults.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Couples who openly discuss challenges tend to have stronger, more resilient relationships, while those who avoid conflict risk growing apart.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The reasons for this vary—life’s stresses, unspoken resentments or simply growing apart over time.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
That happens sometimes – two people grow apart, and a quality that once was easy to overlook becomes an inflection point.
—Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
The friend claimed Mangione had grown apart from his friends and family, had undergone a back surgery that had changed him physically and mentally, and had been microdosing mushrooms, which the friend believed had affected him mentally, as well, according to Siragusa’s notes.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Grow apart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20apart. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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