as in grew
to become mature
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
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Recent Examples of grew up
Lexi grew up in Overland Park and is excited to cover breaking news in the greater Kansas City area.
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Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
That’s when Duane Roberts, who grew up in Riverside and made his fortune selling flash-frozen burritos, bought the property and reopened it.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Dennis Chiessa, an assistant professor of architecture at UT Arlington and a board member of Community Design Fort Worth, grew up in the Northside and understands how every community has its own history, needs and importance to its residents.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
McNally and Hughes grew up on the same street and attended Glenbrook North High School together.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns grew up watching Knicks games on MSG Network during his childhood as a youngster in nearby New Jersey.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
When The Last Ship, a musical that serves as an elegy to Wallsend, the hardscrabble Northern England shipyard town Sting grew up in, debuted on Broadway in 2014, the critical reception was disappointing.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 June 2026
Reiter in the Headlines Reiter grew up in the small western Pennsylvania town of Irwin, Westmoreland County, near Pittsburgh.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Gen Z grew up in a world where mobile-first behavior is not a novelty.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
That’s when Duane Roberts, who grew up in Riverside and made his fortune selling flash-frozen burritos, bought the property and reopened it.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
Dennis Chiessa, an assistant professor of architecture at UT Arlington and a board member of Community Design Fort Worth, grew up in the Northside and understands how every community has its own history, needs and importance to its residents.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
McNally and Hughes grew up on the same street and attended Glenbrook North High School together.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
Karl-Anthony Towns grew up watching Knicks games on MSG Network during his childhood as a youngster in nearby New Jersey.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
When The Last Ship, a musical that serves as an elegy to Wallsend, the hardscrabble Northern England shipyard town Sting grew up in, debuted on Broadway in 2014, the critical reception was disappointing.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 June 2026
Reiter in the Headlines Reiter grew up in the small western Pennsylvania town of Irwin, Westmoreland County, near Pittsburgh.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Gen Z grew up in a world where mobile-first behavior is not a novelty.
—Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grew up
Verb
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The financial stakes grew as the case moved through the courts.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Official numbers show an economy propped up by financial services and agriculture while household consumption grew at its slowest rate in two years as households cut back on travel and discretionary goods.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
10 June 2026
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Nobody thought anything of it immediately, but Erbert progressed from a severe headache to collapsing backstage.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The Oranje has a lot of talent in both attack and defense and has recently progressed deep into the knockout rounds in both the Euros (semifinalists in 2024) and World Cup (quarterfinalists in 2022).—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Verb
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In The Witness, Bolger was both de-aged and aged up to play the role across several years.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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This year’s release was selected by Rift and assistant master distiller Caleb Trigo from barrels aged between seven and nine years, and bottled between 110 and 125 proof depending on the barrel.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 June 2026
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“Grew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grew%20up. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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