grow from
phrasal verb
grew from; grown from; growing from; grows from
: to come from or originate from (something)
The company grew from an idea he had in college.
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However, lemon trees grown from seed make beautiful hybrid houseplants with glossy leaves and sweet-scented blooms.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Definitely — the theme of fire and ash, obviously for the kind of literal reasons of losing my house, rebuilding, growing from the ground up, and this Phoenix resilience and courage to keep going.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Making Music beyond the Grave In a more macabre vein, associate editor for mind and brain Allison Parshall explored the eerie story of a deceased composer is still making music via brain cells grown from his blood.
—Carin Leong, Scientific American, 24 Dec. 2025
While true rivalry grows from the tension of uncertainty, the texture of the matchup — the feel of the games, the personalities that define the moments inside and outside the lines — brings it to the next level.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
Definitely — the theme of fire and ash, obviously for the kind of literal reasons of losing my house, rebuilding, growing from the ground up, and this Phoenix resilience and courage to keep going.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Dec. 2025
Making Music beyond the Grave In a more macabre vein, associate editor for mind and brain Allison Parshall explored the eerie story of a deceased composer is still making music via brain cells grown from his blood.
—Carin Leong, Scientific American, 24 Dec. 2025
While true rivalry grows from the tension of uncertainty, the texture of the matchup — the feel of the games, the personalities that define the moments inside and outside the lines — brings it to the next level.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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“Grow from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20from. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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