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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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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Scan your face, train your voice on a few prompts, write (or accept a brand’s) creative brief, and the content produces itself.
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State Armor has both a research branch, which develops policy and intelligence briefs, and a legislative action division.
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Multiple myeloma is a blood cancer that develops in plasma cells in the bone marrow, according to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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Their combative behavior gets under your skin as Mars and Uranus align!
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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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Drivers ages 21-34 represented the highest percentage (48%) of impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes during this period.
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The wine then ages 18 months in first and second-use barrels.
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“Grows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grows. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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