as in to grow
to become mature
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
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Recent Examples of grow up
Satrapi, who was nine years old when Pahlavi was toppled and Ayatollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, recounted her experiences growing up under the latter’s draconian government in the graphic novel Persepolis.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Satrapi’s series recounted her early years growing up in Tehran against the backdrop of the 1979 revolution, before she was sent to Europe by her parents.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Her girls had to grow up without their mother, and their uncle — filmmaker Rudy Valdez — filmed them.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Like many Brazilians, Gonçalves and his teammates grew up kicking a ball around and closely following members of the Seleção, Brazil’s national soccer team.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Satrapi’s series recounted her early years growing up in Tehran against the backdrop of the 1979 revolution, before she was sent to Europe by her parents.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Her girls had to grow up without their mother, and their uncle — filmmaker Rudy Valdez — filmed them.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Like many Brazilians, Gonçalves and his teammates grew up kicking a ball around and closely following members of the Seleção, Brazil’s national soccer team.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow up
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All the back-and-forth came to an ice-cold end to start the second half as the Knicks only mustered two points through the first five minutes of the third quarter, as the Spurs’ lead grew to as many as 14.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The growing dependence on OpenAI has also raised questions over what happens if enthusiasm surrounding AI valuations cools.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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As the journey progresses, a male driver and his female companion (neither pictured on-screen) begin to discuss the Winkie.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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And then progress and performance slow down in production, when teams encounter obstacles like security, access control, compliance steps, data ownership and integration with existing systems.—
Ashwin Gaidhani,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Grow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow%20up. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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