grow up

verb

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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 Highland Park junior midfielder Jake Rhine grew up around the game of soccer. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025 Mary grew up in Rolla, Missouri, with an older sister, raised by their father after their mother died when Mary was about 10. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2025 Young grew up in Kentucky as the youngest of 11 children. — Renée Onque, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025 If the narwhal tusk, a tightly spiraling tooth than can grow up to nine feet in length, was not in fact from a unicorn, then perhaps the horn of the southern African wildebeest or gnu was what the ancients meant by a unicorn—never mind that these are actually two-horned. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grow up
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  1. grow
  2. progress
  3. develop
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  • As this reality sets in, there is a growing opening for fintech startups to bridge the gap.
    — Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Taissa's growing desperation reveals hidden aspects of herself.
    — Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of grow
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  • This approval is a significant step forward and should open the doorway to a therapy that has clear clinical advantages for the patient with mCRPC who has progressed on one ARPI and has not received chemotherapy.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Engaging stakeholders transparently about DEI strategies and progress fosters trust and demonstrates a genuine commitment to inclusivity.
    — Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of progress
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  • Traditional wells take longer to develop but can produce oil for decades.
    — Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Botanical Colors was founded in 2010 by Kathy Hattori, an authority on natural dyes who has developed several commercial processes using natural dye extracts in the industrial textile environment.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 1 Apr. 2025
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