1
as in cultivated
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 progressed
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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as in became
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 grew
Like many of the exchanges with Democrats during the hearing, the back and forth grew heated, as Carbajal cut Hegseth off in the middle of his answer.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Bianco grew visibly frustrated several times over the debate’s format and his opponents’ answers.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
While Senegal’s investigators scrutinized the Wade family’s assets and pressure on Karim Wade grew, Epstein offered him and his family his Palm Beach mansion.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Google Cloud revenue grew 63% with backlog nearly doubling quarter on quarter to more than $460 billion.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The dialogue soon grew interminable.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Google Cloud revenues grew 63% with backlog nearly doubling quarter on quarter to over $460 billion.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
That means overall consumer prices grew 32% during Powell’s term.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Christopher Cann, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Bianco grew visibly frustrated several times over the debate’s format and his opponents’ answers.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
While Senegal’s investigators scrutinized the Wade family’s assets and pressure on Karim Wade grew, Epstein offered him and his family his Palm Beach mansion.
—Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Google Cloud revenue grew 63% with backlog nearly doubling quarter on quarter to more than $460 billion.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
The dialogue soon grew interminable.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Google Cloud revenues grew 63% with backlog nearly doubling quarter on quarter to over $460 billion.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
That means overall consumer prices grew 32% during Powell’s term.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Sonja Shaw Shaw is the Chino Valley Unified School District board president and a Republican activist who emerged as a major player in the COVID-era parental rights movement as conservative families grew concerned that public schools were becoming hotbeds of leftist indoctrination.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grew
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Medieval schoolmen worrying over Aristotle could be pedants; so could cultivated female salonnières in seventeenth-century Paris.—
Clare Bucknell,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Israel cultivated a close relationship with Azerbaijan shortly after its independence, with the duo soon becoming one of each other’s most important allies.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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That progressed slowly to sending each other nudes.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Morgan Rogers fired wide from the ensuing chance, yet the sweeping move — teasing passes before going through the gears as play progressed upfield — was what Villa often desire, but can sometime lack.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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John Gibson After a slow start, Gibson took command of the Red Wings’ net in December and became the clear starter the rest of the way.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some young men, eager to assert their Americanness, answered yes to both questions and volunteered for military service; members of the all-Japanese 442nd Regimental Combat Team quickly became war heroes.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Incumbent Mayor John McCann, a Republican, is the lone member of his party on a council otherwise composed of Democrats — a dynamic that has produced notable splits on several high-profile issues.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Washington, a big, fast, physical back who has produced in the SEC, is near the top of the list.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The county soon developed an interest in the land occupied by the golf course.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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By the end of the course, the fellows had developed curricula that promote essential skills in early education, including inquiry, analysis and critical thinking, according to project director Meghan Green, an assistant professor in Erikson’s teacher education program.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Luke Kornet got the Game 3 start against the Trail Blazers in Wembanyama’s absence, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Onyemata was one of the free-agent signings the Jets got the most praise for — a rock-solid veteran defensive tackle who can help in both the run and pass game.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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In that moment, Caldentey looked up, assessed the situation, and raised her right arm.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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These questions were raised after reporting by The New York Times in August 2024 regarding Moore’s untruthful claims about receiving the Bronze Star in Afghanistan — a story originally reported on in 2022 by FOX45’s Mikenzie Frost.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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Brynjolfsson discovered that employment among developers aged 22 to 25 has fallen nearly 20% from its late-2022 peak.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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First of all, that has aged about as well as seafood salad left out in the sun.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Grew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grew. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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