grow

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Recent Examples of grow Root vegetables are the edible parts of plants that grow underground. Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Oct. 2025 The problem is time is not on the American side thanks to China’s growing capabilities and its proximity to the conflict zone. Zhou Bo, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 Bacteria can grow, allergies can worsen, and your skin may become itchy or irritated. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2025 Bazan had been leading Thom Browne since 2016, growing its sales threefold. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow
Verb
  • Once a prominent participant in the Oslo peace process, Barghouti was known for cultivating ties with senior Israeli officials.
    Karl Vick, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Taínos cultivated different crops ranging from fruits to sweet potatoes, yams, and peanuts.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But while our bodies can develop immunity to viruses, even the savviest of travelers can fall victim to pickpockets on their travels.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Chelsea shared on her Instagram Stories that the toddler had developed transient synovitis from a viral infection.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The nine runs scored in the dominant inning by the Blue Jays became the most runs scored by a team in any World Series inning in 57 years.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Frankie first became a sports writer in 1991 at the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway and has served in the past as sports editor at the Siloam Springs Herald Leader and the Benton County Daily Record in Bentonville.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are videos flying around, with or without context; the US government is producing some, promoting others from random X accounts.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Midway through the fourth quarter, the 49ers produced a fourth-down stop from their own 35-yard line.
    Cam Inman, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Indeed, this cooling might temporarily offset the progressing climate change — but a new study claims this type of intervention is likely to have several more unwanted side effects than previously thought.
    Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This will be a major storyline to keep an eye on as the season progresses.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Through more than a decade of running a business and raising a son, Whebbe and Paoli refused to give up on getting the Book Lady’s books into the hands of people who will love them.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That was our game plan, to get 11 guys to the ball.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday night, meanwhile, high school student and aspiring dermatologist Mailyn Marsh, of Missouri, was named this year’s Miss Teen USA, a companion title for contestants aged 14 to 19.
    Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Upon further investigation, officers discovered that an object had exploded inside an apartment where two men, aged 62 and 65, and a 45-year-old woman had been drinking alcohol.
    Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The rapper also expressed frustration towards those who criticized her appearance at a rally Kamala Harris hosted in Milwaukee ahead of the 2024 election, stating that the wrong parts of her speech went viral.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • These can require more unraveling, and the further back one goes, the more conjecture there is.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025

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“Grow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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