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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Videos and posts aren’t made to entice women to grow out their hair down there, but to erase the negative connotation from people who do.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The Gravity Haus platform grew out of a demand for remote workspace.
—Cari Shane, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Kids grow out of getting croup by around age 5 or 6.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
Apparently growing out of the cleft between her breasts was a large mauve orchid.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The Gravity Haus platform grew out of a demand for remote workspace.
—Cari Shane, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Kids grow out of getting croup by around age 5 or 6.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 14 Oct. 2025
Apparently growing out of the cleft between her breasts was a large mauve orchid.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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