grow out
phrasal verb
grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out
: to allow (something) to get longer
She's growing out her hair.
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The project grew out of the $20 billion in devastation wrought by the Great Flood of 1993 — when nine central states including Kansas and Missouri became so swamped that some 50,000 homes were destroyed and cities evacuated.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In part, the legislation grew out of a state Supreme Court case that barred public entities from promoting bonds but provided few guidelines.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
Latino grassroots organizations that grew out of opposition to the law remain politically active.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Many of the continent’s militaries grew out of either armed resistance movements to colonial rule, or else its opposite, colonial security forces.
—Zachariah Mushawatu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Leveraging existing technical standards The alliance grew out of the LaSAR Alliance, a collaboration of companies that worked to advance laser-scanning technology for use as displays on AR wearables such as smart glasses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
McCarthy said the allegations were part of a campaign to damage Gobin’s reputation that grew out of a business dispute.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Courtesy of Francesca Inverarity A great in-between cut, the baroque bob is a midway point for those growing out a shorter bob, or an easy way for those with longer hair to go shorter without too drastic a change.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
Black Skin, White Masks, his first book, grew out of his original, but rejected, idea for a doctoral thesis.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In part, the legislation grew out of a state Supreme Court case that barred public entities from promoting bonds but provided few guidelines.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 9 Apr. 2024
Latino grassroots organizations that grew out of opposition to the law remain politically active.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Many of the continent’s militaries grew out of either armed resistance movements to colonial rule, or else its opposite, colonial security forces.
—Zachariah Mushawatu, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024
Leveraging existing technical standards The alliance grew out of the LaSAR Alliance, a collaboration of companies that worked to advance laser-scanning technology for use as displays on AR wearables such as smart glasses.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Mar. 2024
McCarthy said the allegations were part of a campaign to damage Gobin’s reputation that grew out of a business dispute.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Courtesy of Francesca Inverarity A great in-between cut, the baroque bob is a midway point for those growing out a shorter bob, or an easy way for those with longer hair to go shorter without too drastic a change.
—Hannah Coates, Glamour, 29 Feb. 2024
Black Skin, White Masks, his first book, grew out of his original, but rejected, idea for a doctoral thesis.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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