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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grows up
  1. grows
  2. progresses
  3. ages
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  • Sidoti looks for artists whose work grows naturally from the garden’s landscape, history and collections.
    — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • As the agents inspect changes, retrieve files and invoke tools, active context grows.
    — Michael Wu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of grows
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  • The hot temperatures are expected to persist at least through the weekend, and temperatures may be forecast to be higher as the week progresses, depending on how much influence the heat dome is expected to wield.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • Temperatures will slowly rise each day as the week progresses.
    — Sean Macaday July 27, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of progresses
Verb
  • What the study found The six-month clinical trial followed the 47 women ages 50 to 79.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Children ages 4 to 11 are invited to make crafts using a variety of supplies, such as yarn, paper, scissors, glue, paint, stickers and more.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
Definition of ages

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“Grows up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grows%20up. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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