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
Snakes and Jewels The second Frau Glock was born Kathrin Tschikof in 1980 and grew up in the Austrian village of Goritschach, part of the municipality of Wernberg, between Villach and the Wörthersee Lake.
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Koch grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and graduated from North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham before becoming a three-time North Carolina State graduate (yes, really).
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Van Auken grew up in Brooklyn, and her family spent a long stretch in Flatbush.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
What to know about NASA astronaut Christina Koch Koch, who was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, is no stranger to record-setting NASA missions.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Koch grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and graduated from North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham before becoming a three-time North Carolina State graduate (yes, really).
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026
Van Auken grew up in Brooklyn, and her family spent a long stretch in Flatbush.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
What to know about NASA astronaut Christina Koch Koch, who was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, is no stranger to record-setting NASA missions.
—Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
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As ideological blocs collapsed, political scientist Samuel Huntington’s influential 1996 book Clash of Civilizations articulated a growing anxiety that globalization would harden into cultural antagonism rather than consensus.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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New Era, a 200-bed facility, has had recurring outbreaks of Legionella, the bacteria that grow within water and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires’ Disease, records show.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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As mission teams progress through the countdown, expect to hear SLS, which stands for Space Launch System, to indicate the rocket.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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There are two types of sleeping sickness, each named after the region of Africa where it was historically found; both progress through two distinct stages.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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