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
As a native of West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift grew up as a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, a heated NFC East rival of Dallas.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Axelrod grew up living in South and North Philadelphia.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
And as harsh as that is, that is just the reality growing up for folks like me.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
The kid who grew up a Guardians fan helped end Cleveland’s season.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Axelrod grew up living in South and North Philadelphia.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
And as harsh as that is, that is just the reality growing up for folks like me.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
The kid who grew up a Guardians fan helped end Cleveland’s season.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow up
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Most pressing is inflation – but there’s also Japan’s demographic crisis, with a rapidly aging population, falling birthrate, shrinking workforce, and growing costs of elder care and welfare.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Short cruises, typically lasting less than a week, are growing in popularity for quick getaways.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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October does not typically begin with flannel-and-jeans weather, but Louisville is supposed to be gradually trending in that direction as the month progresses.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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The timing fits in with recent high-profile demonstrations of new ballistic and hypersonic systems and acknowledged long-range tests, reinforcing that China is progressing in several areas.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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That developed into work as a sports agate clerk – editing and coding the different box scores for print on our ‘Scoreboard’ page at the time.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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When multiple family members develop colon cancer, it's considered hereditary colon cancer.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Grow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow%20up. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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