GROWS UP Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

grows up

verb

present tense third-person singular of grow up

as in grows

to become mature everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives

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Recent Examples of grows up In addition to her Mom and sisters, Hyacinth grows up with her brother’s wives, too, surrounding her with strong female figures to look up to. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026 Those feelings, comfort, and sense of girlhood that the dolls can spark does not have to go away just because a person grows up. — Kate Perez, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026

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The new method instead grows the crystals separately and transfers them onto the chip afterward.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026
But, especially as your business grows, working with scrap paper and Excel spreadsheets can be time-consuming and error-prone.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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Warmer temperatures ahead, but storm threat not over As the day progresses, warmer temperatures will increase the potential for isolated tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
However, more outages could be on their way as the weekend progresses.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026

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In a Cato Institute poll published in December 2025, 27% of Americans ages 30 to 64 supported reducing future benefits, compared with 53% of those under 30 and 36% of those 65 and older.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
New data suggests that people ages 34 and younger may be less likely to develop shingles than previous generations.

— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

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