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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This was a place and time in history of tremendous creativity that grew out of the acid test parties, the beatnik poets, and the Summer Of Love.
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Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
The new version grew out of theGet Back project, when Jackson and his Wingnut team took hours of previously unusable footage and cleaned it up into the Beatles, loud and clear and laughing and fighting together.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
But after a weekend of mixed messages about a plan that reportedly grew out of secret talks between the US and Russia, senators may return in December ready to finalize the secondary sanctions on Russia’s trading partners.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The foundation grew out of a one-day event put on by James Beard Award winner Chris Shepherd and his wife, Lindsey Brown, who's now the executive director.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 22 Nov. 2025
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Brian Halligan, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
The new version grew out of theGet Back project, when Jackson and his Wingnut team took hours of previously unusable footage and cleaned it up into the Beatles, loud and clear and laughing and fighting together.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
But after a weekend of mixed messages about a plan that reportedly grew out of secret talks between the US and Russia, senators may return in December ready to finalize the secondary sanctions on Russia’s trading partners.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Nov. 2025
The foundation grew out of a one-day event put on by James Beard Award winner Chris Shepherd and his wife, Lindsey Brown, who's now the executive director.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 22 Nov. 2025
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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