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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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as in progressed
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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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
Their curiosity grew after the highest DNA match was found linked to a family line in Romania.
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Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk fundraising, podcast built political movement Kirk's Turning Point USA grew rapidly as MAGA-style politics took root in America.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Tess Crowley—The Deseret News via AP This year the threat grew more insistent.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The designer’s awareness of the entertainment industry’s promotional power only grew over time, with the company’s Entertainment Industry Relations department – which is still active – overseeing celebrity relationships and styling for the company’s various lines.
—Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
As the league grew both in fans and visibility, that relationship toward fashion changed.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
People got over their fear, and travel returned and grew.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The fire grew slightly north of Indian Rock, but crews are using nearby roads as a barrier and are reinforcing them to prevent growth.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The more time went on, the more Mourinho grew visibly frustrated with his role at United.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Claire Lempert, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk fundraising, podcast built political movement Kirk's Turning Point USA grew rapidly as MAGA-style politics took root in America.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Tess Crowley—The Deseret News via AP This year the threat grew more insistent.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
The designer’s awareness of the entertainment industry’s promotional power only grew over time, with the company’s Entertainment Industry Relations department – which is still active – overseeing celebrity relationships and styling for the company’s various lines.
—Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
As the league grew both in fans and visibility, that relationship toward fashion changed.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
People got over their fear, and travel returned and grew.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The fire grew slightly north of Indian Rock, but crews are using nearby roads as a barrier and are reinforcing them to prevent growth.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The more time went on, the more Mourinho grew visibly frustrated with his role at United.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grew
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That’s where Spinal Tap cultivated its generations of followers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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America cultivated India both as a counterweight to China and in recognition of the country’s growing economic heft.—
Vaibhav Vats,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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Science has progressed our understanding further and further back in cosmic history, but so far, there’s no end in sight to where the story actually, truly began.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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As their relationship progressed, the two married in 2003 and later had their sons, Jeremy and Nate.—
Brian Brant,
People.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This began all the way back in the 1960s when notable figures such as Jackie Kennedy and Georgia O’Keefe became fans of the brand.—
Stephan Rabimov,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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The exosomes produced in this process contain no live cells or intact genetic material.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show starring Kendrick Lamar was executive produced by Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation is behind picking the Super Bowl halftime performer.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The glasses, reportedly developed under the codename Hypernova, will launch under the Ray-Ban brand.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mara Roszak developed the RŌZ Evergreen Style Cream to use in place of traditional gels, providing light-to-medium hold with shea butter, hydrolyzed pea protein, and carnauba wax.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The show got underway outdoors at Borough Hall with a handful of guests and many more onlookers (the runway was raised, which was a nice touch).—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vogue,
16 Sep. 2025
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The actress got her start on PBS' Barney & Friends in 2002.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images Rec, a technology company serving the parks and recreation industry, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round in which several former and current professional athletes participated.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Eco Wave Power logo is displayed on a floater raised out of the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on August 26, 2025.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Italian skier Matteo Franzoso has died aged 25 after suffering a head injury during a training session in Chile on Monday.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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The study saw parents use actions to joke and pretend with kids aged 16 to 20 months old.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Grew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grew. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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