grow on
verb
grew on; grown on; growing on; grows on
1
: to have an increasing influence
a bad habit that grows on a person
2
: to become increasingly acceptable or attractive
He didn't like it at first, but it grew on him.
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Amazon’s stock lagged the S & P 500 and Nasdaq in 2025 as concerns grew on the company’s perceived AI positioning and relative Cloud revenue growth.
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Whatever The Hope Farm doesn’t grow on-site is sourced locally.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
Vines grow on their original roots and some are more than a century old.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
One ‘ewaa is thatched with tule reed and the others have been made using broom baccharis, which grows on site, Cohen said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Michael Bloom, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Whatever The Hope Farm doesn’t grow on-site is sourced locally.
—Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2026
Vines grow on their original roots and some are more than a century old.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
One ‘ewaa is thatched with tule reed and the others have been made using broom baccharis, which grows on site, Cohen said.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Grow on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20on. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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