as in to grow
to become mature
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
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Recent Examples of grow up
The Kansas City native Griffin grew up in the Washington Wheatley neighborhood, according to a 1996 interview with The Star.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
Based in New York City, Baptiste grew up in Miami and shares that he’s been searching for an opportunity that would bring him home.
—Carolina Del Busto, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
The underlying premise investors have to agree with me on is that kids who grew up with a smartphone from the age of 8, and TikTok from the age of 12, are not going to respond to old formats.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adults grow up to two and a half to three feet high and around five feet in length, weighing between 350-600 pounds.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2025
Based in New York City, Baptiste grew up in Miami and shares that he’s been searching for an opportunity that would bring him home.
—Carolina Del Busto, Miami Herald, 22 July 2025
The underlying premise investors have to agree with me on is that kids who grew up with a smartphone from the age of 8, and TikTok from the age of 12, are not going to respond to old formats.
—Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adults grow up to two and a half to three feet high and around five feet in length, weighing between 350-600 pounds.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow up
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Though best known for corn and soybeans, Indiana also grows a lot of tomatoes (tuh-may-tuhs, as my Hoosier grandfather would have called them).—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
26 July 2025
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Now comes news that many kinds of ticks are expanding their range and growing more abundant in the Midwest.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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From there, Glenn climbed the ladder, progressing from assistant defensive backs coach for the Browns to defensive backs coach for the Saints, to Lions’ defensive coordinator in 2021.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
23 July 2025
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The country had turned against Argentine manager Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino and there was little hope that the CONCACAF giants would progress from Group C that featured Poland, Argentina and Saudi Arabia.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Zilber Property Group developed the Caledonia facility in collaboration with Saputo and other local partners. Saputo, one of the world's largest dairy processors, closed its Lancaster plant in 2024, resulting in job losses.—
Tom Daykin,
jsonline.com,
31 July 2025
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One of Arizona’s largest private landowners has plans to develop the state’s largest data center project, a development estimated to cost $33 billion.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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“Grow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow%20up. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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