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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
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
Speed Replacing Discipline A business grows unsustainably when speed begins to replace discipline.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Deep trust grows with clear boundaries as aching Chiron enters your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.
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Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Centrus continues to expand enrichment operations in Pike County as demand for advanced reactor fuel grows.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
On top of that, the expansion of the universe stretches the wavelengths of such ancient light via a phenomenon called redshifting—and the effect grows stronger over distance.
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Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Libra September 23 – October 22 When healing begins, trust grows with care.
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Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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
Speed Replacing Discipline A business grows unsustainably when speed begins to replace discipline.
—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Deep trust grows with clear boundaries as aching Chiron enters your 8th House of Intimacy and Shared Resources.
—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Centrus continues to expand enrichment operations in Pike County as demand for advanced reactor fuel grows.
—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 June 2026
On top of that, the expansion of the universe stretches the wavelengths of such ancient light via a phenomenon called redshifting—and the effect grows stronger over distance.
—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Libra September 23 – October 22 When healing begins, trust grows with care.
—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 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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West Nile virus activity is expected to surge in the Sacramento area as the summer progresses, authorities said.
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As the disease progresses, muscles throughout the body can become rigid and go into painful spasms.
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Rebalancing becomes a priority as the Libra moon coordinates with Venus.
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The Hawks will have to wait a couple of weeks before the deal becomes official.
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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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Spray plants with neem oil, spinosad, or insecticidal soap, though these products must contact the beetles to work.
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Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps.
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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 27 Jun. 2026.
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