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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And in the fall, when the air turns crisp and the fields turn orange, this unassuming little town reminds visitors that sometimes, the most unique places grow from the simplest seeds (pun intended). Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025 The investigation grew from the allegations by one parent, whose infant son showed outward and lingering signs of distress that another teacher tied to his treatment by Miller. Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 Nov. 2025 By the film’s conclusion, Victor has been able to break the pattern of generational abuse born from his troubled relationship with his father, Baron Leopold Frankenstein (Charles Dance), leaving the Creature to grow from that cycle of hurt. Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025 And so our friendship was born, and grew from there over weeks and then months of talking about authorial voice, the politics of publishing, the crushing despair of our historical moment, and how long should a chapter be, anyway? Literary Hub, 4 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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