growth spurt
noun
: an occurrence of growing quickly and suddenly in a short period of time
When he was 11 he had a growth spurt.
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Your foundation is going through a growth spurt, which can feel emotionally taxing.
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USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Mordini’s 9-inch growth spurt between seventh and eighth grades changed his profile and his perspective.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion,
partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size
of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt
3.2 million years later.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
For some wrestlers, a growth spurt is the kiss of death.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Mordini’s 9-inch growth spurt between seventh and eighth grades changed his profile and his perspective.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion,
partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size
of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt
3.2 million years later.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
For some wrestlers, a growth spurt is the kiss of death.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Growth spurt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/growth%20spurt. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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