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as in to cultivate
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 to develop
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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Recent Examples of grow
The big picture The late-camp adjustments reflect a growing sense of urgency as the Tigers prepare for game week.
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Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Since then, Trump has softened slightly toward Zelensky, as Trump has grown frustrated that his charisma alone has not delivered an offramp for a brutal battle that has continued without pause, even amid Trump’s meetings with Putin and Zelensky.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Even before Planting by the Signs, Goodman’s star power was growing more quickly than at any point since her 2020 solo debut, Old Time Feeling.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
The investment will be plowed into the development of the company’s growing slate of film, TV, book, and commercial projects.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
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Zach Sweet, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2025
Since then, Trump has softened slightly toward Zelensky, as Trump has grown frustrated that his charisma alone has not delivered an offramp for a brutal battle that has continued without pause, even amid Trump’s meetings with Putin and Zelensky.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Even before Planting by the Signs, Goodman’s star power was growing more quickly than at any point since her 2020 solo debut, Old Time Feeling.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025
The investment will be plowed into the development of the company’s growing slate of film, TV, book, and commercial projects.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow
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This involves maintaining constant vigilance, cultivating mental resilience and being open to redefining your professional identity.—
Philip Samson,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Tuesday nights at the facility became a ritual for them, the three-time Super Bowl champion sharing war stories with student coaches and sleeping on an air mattress not all that far from Stretch’s closet; precisely when and where Stretch began cultivating and collecting stories all his own.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Aug. 2025
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Understanding the physics allowed scientists to develop algorithms that use TEMPO’s data to infer the smoke plume's altitude and map its 3D movement in nearly real time.—
Jun Wang,
Space.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The new owner of the property, at 1414-1420 N. Phillips Ave., plans to develop a five-story building with 22 apartments and 3,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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By seventh grade, Davidson was beginning to become one herself.—
Devon Henderson,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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Habits that when ingrained for long enough become instinct, which is exactly how Maye described his fumble against Washington.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
16 Aug. 2025
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The words can appear to arrive from elsewhere, produced by an elevated consciousness outside our own.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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The series is executive produced by Sheridan, Glasser, Saldaña, Kidman, Burkle, Yari, Hutkin, Jill Wagner, David Lemanowicz, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Cox.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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But the American began to lose her serve as the set progressed.—
Lukas Weese,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Symptoms progress to stiff neck and seizures, as well as cognitive symptoms, like confusion and hallucinations.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Aug. 2025
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China is investing billions of dollars in humanoids and robotics as the country grapples with an aging population and growing competition with the U.S. over advanced technologies.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Some of that can be attributed to the aging population and widespread use of costly pharmaceuticals like Ozempic and Wegovy to treat diabetes and other chronic health conditions.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Preston went missing for the first time in 1990, McCollum said.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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Other posts remain online long after going viral — even if the comments section is flooded with fans noting that a video or picture is falsified or abusive.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Grow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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