as in growing
to become mature
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
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Recent Examples of growing up
My family’s from Mexico, and there is a caste system that exists, or that existed, that was really obvious growing up on TV.
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 8 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
The executive’s journey began growing up in Toronto, where her engineer father would take her to his aircraft-building workplace.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Her policy lens is rooted in her own experience growing up in a working-class family and juggling multiple jobs to pay the bills.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
When Paul was growing up, Keating led the local chapter of an organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 8 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
The executive’s journey began growing up in Toronto, where her engineer father would take her to his aircraft-building workplace.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Her policy lens is rooted in her own experience growing up in a working-class family and juggling multiple jobs to pay the bills.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
When Paul was growing up, Keating led the local chapter of an organization dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities.
—Dakin Andone, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for growing up
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What follows is Hanke’s account of the administration’s growing interest in advocating the dollarization path, a course of action Milei has been unable to deliver on.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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More than 100 international TV series and formats, animation, feature films and documentaries in various stages of the production cycle will be pitched to hundreds of top execs this week in the Eternal City, underscoring the growing influence of the pre-Mipcom boutique event.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
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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
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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 13 Oct. 2025.
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