grew

verb

Definition of grewnext
past tense of grow
1
as in cultivated
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer

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2
as in progressed
to become mature you've grown so much since we last saw each other

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3
as in became
to eventually have as a state or quality he will grow angry if we don't answer his question

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Recent Examples of grew These grew louder each time a Ferrari left its garage and entered the pit lane before softening again, a call and response that echoed around the circuit. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Fielder said the relationship grew strained as Evans tried to exert greater control over the project. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Football season, which Bank of America defines as September through February, has historically driven the biggest jump in new betting activity—first-time users grew 22% year-over-year during the 2025 season. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 The Marlins’ fleeting, flickering hopes of a playoff berth grew dimmer Saturday when the Cubs beat them for the second day in a row, continuing an inauspicious start to an important nine-game homestand. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 Some left candles, too, and a memorial grew at the corner of South Archer Avenue and South Pulaski Road in the Archer Heights neighborhood. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Over the last four decades, American labor income grew 57% while capital income grew 136%, and the households on the wrong side of that gap are not there by choice. — Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026 As the video popped up on social media and the Spanish-language Facebook group Danbury Al Dia, Hernandez grew uneasy. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 The company's residential HVAC sales in the Americas grew 9% in the second quarter after a long inventory correction, while industry demand remains well below recent levels. — Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grew
  1. cultivated
  2. progressed
  3. became
  4. produced
  5. developed
  6. got
  7. raised
  8. aged
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  • Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums are carefully cultivated and tended through summer to produce the tight, abundant domes of little flowers gardeners prize in autumn.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Meaning that the blue weber agave used in its production was cultivated from farms that actively restore soil health and improve local ecosystems rather than just sustaining them.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultivated
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  • The Carlson-Vance partnership has generated more conservative blowback over the past few years as Carlson has progressed from skepticism of Israel into anti-Semitism, which Carlson denies.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The discussions involved outfielder Jackson Merrill, among other prospects, but never progressed.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of progressed
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  • Landlords Even before legislation banning institutional investors from purchasing more single-family homes became law, the eight largest Wall Street landlords were trimming their portfolios.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Black is connected to Brad Karp, another prominent figure who became entangled in the Epstein saga.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of became
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  • In standard Series 62 form, the engine produced around 210 hp, giving the big Cadillac plenty of muscle for its era.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Fresh water can therefore be produced for drinking and other onboard needs, rather than carrying every drop required for a months-long patrol.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of produced
Verb
  • The Virginia case has reached discovery, allowing the challengers to seek documents and information about how the program was developed.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Electron diffraction provided another way to monitor the crystal structures as defects developed.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of developed
Verb
  • The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The Niners left California last Wednesday, arrived in Australia on Friday and were set for their first practice of game week on Monday at AAMI Park in Melbourne feeling mostly refreshed after players got a day to explore the city.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of got
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  • Lomonaco and the restaurant’s owners formed Windows of Hope, a charitable foundation that raised more than $22 million to pay for healthcare and tuition costs for the children of the victims.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Home built in phases A larger house came after the cabin, where Roebbelen and his wife, Kimberly, raised their three children.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of raised
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  • Former Liverpool and England midfielder Adam Lallana had a corrective procedure for an arrhythmia aged 16 and went on to play over 500 senior professional games.
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Pentagon is pausing guidelines for a controversial policy that has required testosterone testing for service members aged 30 and older, Reuters reports.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 Sep. 2026
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“Grew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grew. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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