grow out
phrasal verb
grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out
: to allow (something) to get longer
She's growing out her hair.
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The policy is not codified, but grew out of a standard used by the FCC to evaluate broadcasters.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
Typically, the moment of growing out a haircut style is one of crisis.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
For Parfit, meaning grew out of transcendent moral imperatives rather than individual lives.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
My career translating German-language literature grew out of a lifelong preoccupation with languages, literatures, and cultures beyond my own.
—Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Nov. 2025
Typically, the moment of growing out a haircut style is one of crisis.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2025
For Parfit, meaning grew out of transcendent moral imperatives rather than individual lives.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
My career translating German-language literature grew out of a lifelong preoccupation with languages, literatures, and cultures beyond my own.
—Ross Benjamin, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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