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as in cultivates
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer
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as in progresses
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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as in becomes
to eventually have as a state or quality
he will grow angry if we don't answer his question
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Recent Examples of grows
All the chairs are light enough to move around easily, as the group of guests grows and migrates.
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Rory Evans,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2026
The count of executive chairs grows slowly while the value concentrated in each one climbs.
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Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
As demand grows, opticians are retiring at a faster rate than roles are being replaced, contributing to a shortfall of workers.
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Casey Mann,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2026
Creative confidence grows as the Moon in your 5th House of Creativity makes a supportive sextile to powerful Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2026
The exchange’s main index recorded a 51% return in 2025 — among the largest in the world — and has kept up momentum this year as anticipation grows ahead of the listing.
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Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Casad no longer grows potatoes.
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Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Rory Evans,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 July 2026
The count of executive chairs grows slowly while the value concentrated in each one climbs.
—
Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
As demand grows, opticians are retiring at a faster rate than roles are being replaced, contributing to a shortfall of workers.
—
Casey Mann,
Arkansas Online,
1 July 2026
Creative confidence grows as the Moon in your 5th House of Creativity makes a supportive sextile to powerful Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.
—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2026
The exchange’s main index recorded a 51% return in 2025 — among the largest in the world — and has kept up momentum this year as anticipation grows ahead of the listing.
—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Casad no longer grows potatoes.
—
Emily Cureton Cook,
ProPublica,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grows
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This unique mindset, developed through setbacks and balancing a demanding tech career with elite cricket, demonstrates that profound inner work cultivates the awareness needed to perceive opportunities.
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Buddha offers an egalitarian path to enlightenment; Confucius codifies a religion of learning; Augustine infuses Christianity with Plato and Aristotle; Martin Luther shifts spirituality inward; Duns Scotus separates belief from knowledge; William of Ockham cultivates equality under the law.
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The sky may be clear during the day, especially in the areas far from the water, but coastal fog is expected to spread far overnight and in the early mornings as the week progresses.
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This evolution progresses from personal assistance to agentic AI, then multi-agent systems, and finally autonomous enterprise AI, unlocking exponential productivity gains.
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Jockey Steve Cauthen becomes the first rider in history to sweep the world’s four major derbies after winning the Irish Derby with Old Vic.
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When these five components operate as a unified system, technology becomes an asset rather than a collection of disconnected purchases.
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What’s more, the conditions attached to AB 2074 — onsite affordable homes, prevailing wages and workforce development opportunities — ensure that the state’s public investment produces broad benefits for our communities.
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In Illinois specifically, Constellation produces sufficient baseline electricity to fulfill the standard energy demands of over eight million residential homes.
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As this increasingly audacious killer develops a devoted following among the city’s powerless, Bishop becomes convinced these murders connect back to SF’s most powerful man, his own father, Lincoln Graves (John Malkovich).
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency develops and updates maps that determine who's in a flood plain and must buy insurance, and to help communities plan.
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The Great American State Fair officially gets underway tonight, and people who can’t attend in person may be wondering how to watch the kickoff celebration from home.
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The depth here gets thin quickly after the top four.
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The story follows one family who plants bulbs, seeds and seedlings to create a rainbow of blooming flowers.
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Space plants 12 inches apart and water at the base to prevent powdery mildew.
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The wine then ages 18 months in first and second-use barrels.
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In America, wealth skews decisively toward those who are older; Americans ages 45 and under control only 11% of the nation's wealth, per household data from the Federal Reserve.
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“Grows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grows. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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