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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Remove any suckers growing from the base of the tree, upright shoots (called water sprouts) growing along the trunk or branches, or branches or shoots growing toward the tree trunk. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Nov. 2025 Enriquez’s organization, Little Village Community Council, saw its volunteer walking group which escorts children to school, grow from 13 to 32 students. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025 In an age increasingly defined by the emotional economy, Crocs™ embraces change with openness and shapes the future with authenticity, growing from a pair of shoes into a cultural language of its own. Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025 Phase two saw the format expand from China to the global stage, particularly in North America, growing from zero to $4 billion in only two and a half years. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grow from

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“Grow from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20from. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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