as in grew
to become mature
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
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Recent Examples of grew up
For those who grew up beneath the grandstand lights, these fairs are not just events.
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Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
And the millennial in me that grew up slathering glitter all over her limbs is rejoicing.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Like the filmmaker, Collado also grew up without a father, which made the film personal.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Wang grew up in California and studied physics at the California Institute of Technology.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
Gideon grew up in Orange and graduated from Villa Park High School before attending Fullerton College in the late 1990s.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
The country singer was a father to at least five children, several of whom grew up with him on the road and went on to start music careers of his own.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Ashcraft grew up about 100 miles south of Globe Life Field near Waco.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Ortiz-Concha grew up in the Taos Pueblo and named the space for his late mother.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
And the millennial in me that grew up slathering glitter all over her limbs is rejoicing.
—Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Like the filmmaker, Collado also grew up without a father, which made the film personal.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Wang grew up in California and studied physics at the California Institute of Technology.
—Big Think, 30 Apr. 2026
Gideon grew up in Orange and graduated from Villa Park High School before attending Fullerton College in the late 1990s.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
The country singer was a father to at least five children, several of whom grew up with him on the road and went on to start music careers of his own.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Ashcraft grew up about 100 miles south of Globe Life Field near Waco.
—CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Ortiz-Concha grew up in the Taos Pueblo and named the space for his late mother.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grew up
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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.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Bianco grew visibly frustrated several times over the debate’s format and his opponents’ answers.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
29 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
Verb
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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 up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grew%20up. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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