GROW UP Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

grow up

verb

Definition of grow up

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 Spearheaded by the family’s patriarch, a civil engineer who spent five years meticulously guiding its development, it was envisioned as a place with soul, which is inspired by the family’s summers growing up on the island. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 Carrie says her grandfather grew up in a strict Pentecostal home. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026 Both her parents were part of large families in the Jim Crow South and grew up picking fruit. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 Matsson grew up with America, and American music, as the holy grail — the folk and blues icons like Dylan and James, the punk bands, the counterculture. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grow up

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These grew louder each time a Ferrari left its garage and entered the pit lane before softening again, a call and response that echoed around the circuit.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Its growing fleets of electric motorcycles and buses have been less exposed to the fuel-price shock than peers elsewhere on the continent, and have seen demand rise.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of grow

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But in comparison with that movie’s central character, Arash grows less single-minded as his daylong journey progresses.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Melatonin remained substantially lower during the blue-light condition, whereas participants exposed to red light experienced a stronger increase in melatonin as the evening progressed.

— Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

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