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 cause of the fire remains under investigation, but authorities said the blaze grew out of multiple smaller fires along State Route 166 between the cities of Santa Maria and Bakersfield.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The other was an immunotherapy treatment designed to boost the ability of the patient’s immune system to kill cancer cells that are growing out of control.
—Time, 31 July 2025
Presumably the industry will grow out of that problem.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The fire quickly grew out of control about a week after igniting and fire crews have been fighting to contain it ever since.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2025
The other was an immunotherapy treatment designed to boost the ability of the patient’s immune system to kill cancer cells that are growing out of control.
—Time, 31 July 2025
Presumably the industry will grow out of that problem.
—William Baldwin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The fire quickly grew out of control about a week after igniting and fire crews have been fighting to contain it ever since.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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