grow from
phrasal verb
grew from; grown from; growing from; grows from
: to come from or originate from (something)
The company grew from an idea he had in college.
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While the unfinished project remains ambiguous, the viewer catches glimpses of what the plot might have been about, where Jiang's character has grown from a wandering youth to a wealthy entrepreneur.
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Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Under that partnership, Swift grew from a precocious country songwriter into a global pop star.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Ford’s annual revenues have grown from $127 billion to $185 billion over Farley’s tenure.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Between 2020 and 2070, California’s Asian population is expected to grow from 16% to 21% while the percentage of white people living in the state is expected to drop from 35% to 28%.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Under that partnership, Swift grew from a precocious country songwriter into a global pop star.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Ford’s annual revenues have grown from $127 billion to $185 billion over Farley’s tenure.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Between 2020 and 2070, California’s Asian population is expected to grow from 16% to 21% while the percentage of white people living in the state is expected to drop from 35% to 28%.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Grow from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20from. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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