grows

verb

present tense third-person singular of grow
1
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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2
as in progresses
to become mature you've grown so much since we last saw each other

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3
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 Naegleria fowleri grows best at higher temperatures up to 115°F, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026 Things get spicy when Lowen grows closer to the novelist's husband (Josh Hartnett) and discovers dark bits about Verity's past. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Investors should look for increasing automation, predictive maintenance, fewer human interventions and improving margins as the network grows. — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The lawn grows more slowly in summer, requiring less frequent mowing and using fewer nutrients. — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2026 The tree grows beyond the iron fence, just six feet away from my reach. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 The result could matter for the United States as demand grows for materials used in advanced electronics and permanent magnets. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 Chalk it up to a collective spice and condiment obsession, which grows more nuanced by the day. — Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 The companies said the agreement will help validate Circ Polyester across commercial filament applications and establish a manufacturing model that can be repeated as supply grows. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grows
  1. cultivates
  2. progresses
  3. becomes
  4. produces
  5. develops
  6. gets
  7. plants
  8. ages
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  • To avert future calamities, the forest outside Bordeaux must be thinned and its fire breaks widened, said Arthur Guérin-Turcq, a Sorbonne University geographer whose family cultivates pines near Le Porge.
    — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In 1840, shade-loving Croomia, which cultivates flowers on the underside of its leaves, was included as a native species.
    — Candace Barone, Florida Times-Union, 15 Aug. 2026
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  • This surge likely is heading toward South Florida and will move through the rest of the state and parts of the Gulf of Mexico as the week progresses, Arman said.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • NuCube expects the resulting validation database to strengthen its technical case as development progresses.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of progresses
Verb
  • The question then becomes whether there is a problem with the emerging technology, or, if this starts with the culture of policing itself.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The forecast then becomes uncertain, as one model suggests a stronger system could bring cooler weather and rain, while another keeps the heat in place.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of becomes
Verb
  • The Texatron produces this powerful field dynamically during the pulse itself, avoiding the need for massive static coils.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Farmers are reluctant to plant John Boelts grows vegetables, melons, durum wheat and other crops in Yuma, Arizona — a region that produces about 90% of leafy greens eaten in North America during the winter.
    — Wufei Yu, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of produces
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  • Aaron Gaeddert, the owner of Prairy in Newton, Kansas, sells Kernza products and develops food products in his test kitchen.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Ella Beatty plays the daughter of a well-to-do New England family who develops a close relationship with her maid after abuse from her parents.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of develops
Verb
  • This is precisely the kind of action which gets Elland Road on its feet, roaring with approval.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Gasoline gets more of the attention because of the consumer impact, but diesel powers trucks, tractors, trains, boats and construction vehicles at the heart of the modern economy.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of gets
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  • Standing at two hours and 30 minutes, along with a 15-minute intermission, the narrative plants you in the middle of a world of ironies.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • At a five-acre research plot in Clarendon, Texas, the company has been studying roughly 500 cotton varieties, collecting field imagery and genomic information to determine which plants merit further breeding.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of plants
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  • For the first time this year, people ages 50 and older will be able to get a new kind of flu shot that uses the same mRNA technology as the COVID vaccines.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Time Out Youth serves LGBTQ young people ages 13 to 24 in Charlotte and surrounding communities.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Grows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grows. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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