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
Cooke — who grew up in the English town of Oldham, perched just outside of Manchester, the country’s third-largest city — has been climbing the ranks for some time now, long before landing the role that would propel her to the top of the TV food chain.
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Novy grew up on a farm with corn, cattle and chickens in Wisconsin’s smallest municipality.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
McDonald had grown up attending church services, but decades of addiction and abuse had waylaid her.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Candy was a local hero, having grown up in Toronto before his breakout on SCTV.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Jimmy Novy grew up on a farm with corn, cattle and chickens in Wisconsin’s smallest municipality.
—Tom Kertscher, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
McDonald had grown up attending church services, but decades of addiction and abuse had waylaid her.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Candy was a local hero, having grown up in Toronto before his breakout on SCTV.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow up
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The fire grew slightly north of Indian Rock, but crews are using nearby roads as a barrier and are reinforcing them to prevent growth.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Dill is an easy herb to grow and its unique anise flavor complements salads and meats and adds tang to a jar of pickles.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Follow your interests so passion fuels progress.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The issue is that the team might need more help as the season progresses.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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In July, Anthropic was awarded a Pentagon contract to develop national security AI capabilities.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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These are all features developed by the building’s original creators, the Miami firm of Steward-Skinner and Associates, prominent architects of the time also responsible for the design of the Miami Seaquarium and MIA’s first jet-age terminal.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Grow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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