grow out

verb

grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out

transitive verb

: to allow to get longer
growing out her hair

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The project grew out of group head Ido Kaminer’s 2019 Ramanujan Machine, an AI bot that seeks out new conjectures for calculating mathematical constants. Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026 Dig Appropriately Sized Holes Roots grow out, not down. Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026 The project grew out of the Quantum Moonshot Program, a collaboration between MIT, the University of Colorado Boulder, MITRE, and Sandia National Laboratories. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026 The group grew out of a workshop held on the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot, where EDFC participants received coaching and feedback from animation executives and casting directors. Kennedy French, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grow out

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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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