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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Turkey tail grows on dead logs and tree stumps in overlapping layers that resemble a wild bird’s plumage.
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Craving a sweet juicy Georgia peach grown on a farm, but the choices in some stores might be still hard as a rock?
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Six-foot-three right shot (defensemen) who can skate and create offense don’t grow on trees, either.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The culture has really grown on us.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Craving a sweet juicy Georgia peach grown on a farm, but the choices in some stores might be still hard as a rock?
—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
26 June 2026
Six-foot-three right shot (defensemen) who can skate and create offense don’t grow on trees, either.
—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
The culture has really grown on us.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for grow on
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“Grow on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20on. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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