growth cycle
noun
: the normal length of time which something lives
These plants have a 2-year growth cycle.
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That means the drugs may alter hormone levels and the systems that control how the body uses energy and nutrients, which help regulate the hair growth cycle and could shift more hairs into a shedding phase.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Low level light therapy While research is still mounting, studies suggest that exposing the skin to specific wavelengths of light can extend the growth phase of hair, reduce the inflammation that damages follicles and interferes with the growth cycle, and improve the density and thickness of hair.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
For fall or winter broccoli, select the opposite—varieties with a longer growth cycle of 60 to 85 days from transplanting to ensure that the heads are forming in cooler fall temperatures.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
Osak frames the current moment as a rationalization phase rather than a growth cycle.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Use your last frost date and each plant’s growth cycle to time seed starting for strong, healthy plants.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Clinics HairNeva typically explain this timeline beforehand so patients know the growth cycle rather than assuming the procedure failed.
—Nia Bowers, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Thomsen speculated that the builders may have intentionally selected trees that were damaged, or may have damaged them on purpose to impact their growth cycle.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The follicles stay inside the skin and then enter a new growth cycle.
—Wyles Daniel, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Low level light therapy While research is still mounting, studies suggest that exposing the skin to specific wavelengths of light can extend the growth phase of hair, reduce the inflammation that damages follicles and interferes with the growth cycle, and improve the density and thickness of hair.
—Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
For fall or winter broccoli, select the opposite—varieties with a longer growth cycle of 60 to 85 days from transplanting to ensure that the heads are forming in cooler fall temperatures.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026
Osak frames the current moment as a rationalization phase rather than a growth cycle.
—Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Use your last frost date and each plant’s growth cycle to time seed starting for strong, healthy plants.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
Clinics HairNeva typically explain this timeline beforehand so patients know the growth cycle rather than assuming the procedure failed.
—Nia Bowers, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Thomsen speculated that the builders may have intentionally selected trees that were damaged, or may have damaged them on purpose to impact their growth cycle.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The follicles stay inside the skin and then enter a new growth cycle.
—Wyles Daniel, Freep.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Growth cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20cycle. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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