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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue
found a growth on the dog's neck under her collar
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as in evolution
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
the growth of the gambling industry into an economic mainstay in some locations
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as in development
the process of becoming mature
her reflections and mature behavior certainly demonstrate just how much emotional growth took place last summer
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Recent Examples of growth
In her role, Crump guides families through the enrollment process, connects parents to tuition assistance and ultimately removes barriers that stand between children and potential educational growth.
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
This shortage has been linked to a rapid growth in the population.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The president is moving forward with new, significantly more aggressive tariffs that economists fear could exacerbate budding economic problems, including rising inflation and slowing job growth, that are just now becoming more apparent.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Tie the stems loosely so their bindings don’t constrict plant movement or growth, and add extra ties if needed to make your plants extra secure.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025
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Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
This shortage has been linked to a rapid growth in the population.
—Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The president is moving forward with new, significantly more aggressive tariffs that economists fear could exacerbate budding economic problems, including rising inflation and slowing job growth, that are just now becoming more apparent.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Tie the stems loosely so their bindings don’t constrict plant movement or growth, and add extra ties if needed to make your plants extra secure.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for growth
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The company also has a few other pre-clinical mRNA therapies in its pipeline, including one that gets infused through a patient’s bloodstream rather than injected into a tumor.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The conversations first began a few weeks ago when Sanders held a press conference to reveal the cancerous tumor in his bladder and that it had been removed.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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This year’s Next Billion-Dollar Startups tells a story of evolution: not just in valuation potential, but in how startups are getting there.—
TrueBridge Capital,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The California Surf Museum will present the Silver Skater Award to eight skateboarders who have made significant contributions to the culture and evolution of skateboarding.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Nevertheless, Duffy is putting his imprint on the space agency, seeking to emphasize the agency's human exploration plans, including the development of a lunar base, and ending NASA's efforts to study planet Earth and its changing climate.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the nearest thing to a glimmer of a positive would be that the fast development of COVID-19 vaccines helped prevent many more deaths and led to rapid progress in our understanding and use of mRNA technology.—
Simon Williams,
Time,
15 Aug. 2025
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Acting as connectors who drop into pockets, help progress play, and vacate the front line for wide or deeper runners to exploit.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This process includes four separate stages: wound healing, formation of a special cell mass, emergence of a lens and retina, and the maturation of all eye components.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
6 Aug. 2025
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Conclusion: Optimizing For The Long Game The AI industry's transformation from scale-focused to efficiency-focused represents beneficial maturation for the entire ecosystem.—
Dhruv Roongta,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The five temperance habits, along with all character development, follow a progression through five levels.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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But there has to be some level of progression without diluting the iconic-ness of Wednesday.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Annual flowering plants that are a favorite of hummingbirds include Salvias, cardinal climber, Fuschias, Lantanas and Cupheas.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
26 July 2025
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If this is the case, application of a copper fungicide during flowering and fruiting following label instructions may help.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 July 2025
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As K-pop revs up its global expansion, one of the sleepers is the bubbly girl group STAYC, whose songs possess a fun-house exuberance (The Theatre at M.S.G.; Oct. 21).—
Shauna Lyon,
New Yorker,
15 Aug. 2025
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The capital will also support geographic expansion.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Growth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growth. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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