grow out
verb
grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out
: to allow to get longer
growing out her hair
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The proposal grew out of a grassroots effort to protect North Coast redwoods, where tribes are seeking a role in overseeing their ancestral homelands, my colleague Lila Seidman reports for The Times.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Her issue isn’t exactly with the styles themselves, but the fact that many of those women take better care of their units and bundles than the strands growing out of their heads.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026
This relatively nascent subfield grew out of the need to make the general public more informed and aware of the import of scientific findings to their personal lives and to society at large.
—Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Occasional actor Salvadori recounts how the film’s premise grew out of a backstory given to him by director Rebecca Zlotowski for his character in her 2019 film The Summoning (Planetarium), starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Her issue isn’t exactly with the styles themselves, but the fact that many of those women take better care of their units and bundles than the strands growing out of their heads.
—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026
This relatively nascent subfield grew out of the need to make the general public more informed and aware of the import of scientific findings to their personal lives and to society at large.
—Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026
Occasional actor Salvadori recounts how the film’s premise grew out of a backstory given to him by director Rebecca Zlotowski for his character in her 2019 film The Summoning (Planetarium), starring Natalie Portman and Lily-Rose Depp.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 May 2026
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“Grow out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20out. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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