growing up

present participle of grow up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of growing up While growing up outside of Columbus, Ohio, in the shadow of the Horseshoe, Smith was on Ohio State’s recruiting radar but the Buckeyes went a different direction. Dane Brugler, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The story resonated with me and my community growing up in Wyandotte County, one of the poorest counties in Kansas City. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025 When Calif Chong was growing up in a working-class Hong Kong household, no one in her family went to the cinema. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025 Some little girls watch movies and dream of growing up to become princesses. Anna Chan, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025 The play focuses on Marceau’s extraordinary real-life story growing up as a young man during World War II. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025 For me, Mandarin carries the rituals and manners of growing up in Taiwan, while English feels tied to the independence of moving to London at 18 without my family. Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025 And growing up seeing these strong women playing these really complicated and weird and funny, unselfconscious characters was so great. Senior Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025 She was inspired to pursue hairstyling as a profession after growing up in the Bay Area, witnessing her mother’s career as a beautician. Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for growing up
Verb
  • And a growing ecosystem of funds dedicated to the blue economy is emerging, offering investors opportunities to support promising companies while advancing measurable impact.
    Olivier Wenden, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The desire for a facelift stemmed from a growing dissatisfaction with her appearance in pictures.
    Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On Thursday night, though, with a new head coach in the fold and a change in the style of play progressing, New York’s offense appeared to have an answer for such tactic.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, in Memphis, the deployment is progressing more slowly.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Growing up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growing%20up. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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