GREW (IN) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

grew (in)

verb

Definition of grew (in)

past tense of grow (in)

as in gained

to gradually increase in you've grown in wisdom over the years

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In July, Anthropic described three instances where its Claude models accessed the internet during an evaluation and gained unauthorized access to the real systems of three different organizations.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Lindvall gained experience with Ludovic de Saint Sernin and the Swedish Fashion Council; Idink worked with independent designer showrooms.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

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The students of the Aburi Girls Boarding School in central Ghana have gathered to perform for a recruiter from the Miss Ghana pageant.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
On the other side of Via Solari, a handful of policemen gathered around dozens of demonstrators, who ardently—but peacefully—chanted for entirely different reasons.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

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Abbey also has built up a substantial emergency fund, which could cover her living expenses for more than a year if necessary.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Such success follows quite naturally from the experience the company built up with the Falcon 9 (and its cousin the Falcon Heavy).

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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