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as in to cultivate
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer
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as in to develop
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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Recent Examples of grow
April 20 – May 20 Comfort grows when plans stay unambiguous and uncomplicated.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
The islanders, in turn, have grown to see the inn as integral to their cultural and economic resilience.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
In the cooler areas of its growing range, Milky Way™ Dietes may require spring clean-up to remove foliage damaged by cold weather.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, a makeshift memorial to Cavan was growing at the site of the stabbing near the corner of Vienna and Knollville Drive.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
The islanders, in turn, have grown to see the inn as integral to their cultural and economic resilience.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
In the cooler areas of its growing range, Milky Way™ Dietes may require spring clean-up to remove foliage damaged by cold weather.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, a makeshift memorial to Cavan was growing at the site of the stabbing near the corner of Vienna and Knollville Drive.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow
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Taubel believes some of the supply problems have eased as early cultivator licensees' initial plants have fully grown and are cultivated.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Reviving that legacy would mean cultivating a new trust in government—such that an official knock at the door might be expected to herald something good as opposed to a masked federal agent.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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In January, a DNA profile was successfully developed and uploaded to a direct-to-consumer ancestry database while a genealogist assigned to the Riverside Cold Case Homicide Team was able to positively identify a potential match to a close relative in Alabama.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Waldron developed a knuckleball, no small feat.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber.—
OCVarsity sports staff,
Oc Register,
5 Apr. 2026
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Enjoying a full life, Harold became nostalgic about his high school days.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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This story was produced with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and donors in South Florida’s Jewish and Muslim communities, including Khalid and Diana Mirza and the Mohsin and Fauzia Jaffer Foundation, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Back-to-back one-out doubles from Pete Crow-Armstrong and Miguel Amaya produced the Cubs’ lone run in the third.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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As mission teams progress through the countdown, expect to hear SLS, which stands for Space Launch System, to indicate the rocket.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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There are two types of sleeping sickness, each named after the region of Africa where it was historically found; both progress through two distinct stages.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Don’t hesitate to step away if things get too heated.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Apr. 2026
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A lot of the Mustangs’ strategy against the Wolverines was to get the ball out wide and then double that kid and just try to frustrate Wakeland which Grapevine did time and time again.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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The project — a five-story development that would provide 40 units for farmworkers aged 55 and older — received city approval that year but is not yet close to breaking ground.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Pets fit within a broader national caregiving crisis Pet care may not be the most acute need among many families caring for children with special needs and aging parents with health issues.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Could a straighter road make cars go faster?—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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To meet his growing costs, Meraj had increased the price of a cup of tea from ten rupees to fifteen, a fifty-per-cent rise (in New York terms, like a cup of drip coffee going from just shy of four dollars to nearly six overnight).—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Grow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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