1
: fully grown : mature
grown men and women
2
: covered or surrounded with vegetation
land well grown with trees
3
a
: cultivated or produced in a specified way or locality
—used in combination
shade-grown tobacco
b
: overgrown with
—used in combination
a weed-grown patio
Examples of grown in a Sentence
It's a job that requires a grown man.
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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Songs from past generations recirculated the charts, grown men wished their friends goodnight and quarter zips became cool again.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Ransone was known for his horror roles as the grown Eddie Kaspbrak in IT Chapter Two (2019) and the unnamed deputy in Sinister (2012) and Sinister 2 (2015), most recently reprising his The Black Phone (2021) role as Max in Black Phone 2.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2025
Lenzing accomplished this aesthetic by cutting lyocell fibers into varied lengths, mimicking the natural variation that happens in grown fibers like cotton or hemp.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
Two days after Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their home, their grown son, Nick Reiner, was charged with murder in the deaths of his parents.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
Ransone was known for his horror roles as the grown Eddie Kaspbrak in IT Chapter Two (2019) and the unnamed deputy in Sinister (2012) and Sinister 2 (2015), most recently reprising his The Black Phone (2021) role as Max in Black Phone 2.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 Dec. 2025
Lenzing accomplished this aesthetic by cutting lyocell fibers into varied lengths, mimicking the natural variation that happens in grown fibers like cotton or hemp.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2025
Two days after Hollywood director Rob Reiner and producer Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their home, their grown son, Nick Reiner, was charged with murder in the deaths of his parents.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grown. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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