grow on
phrasal verb
grew on; grown on; growing on; grows on
: to become more appealing to (someone) as time passes
Try the drink again—it grows on you.
I didn't like him at first, but he's starting to grow on me.
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Most corals are sessile organisms, which remain permanently attached to a substrate or base, such as algae that grows on a rock, throughout their lifespan.
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Researchers found a significant number of the restaurants were passing off their shrimp as locally sourced, even though they were grown on foreign farms and imported to the U.S.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
As a result, the decaying wood M. crocata grows on can also glow green when it is split open.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
Mold doesn't grow on a clean toilet, so keep it clean every week.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
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Julianna Bragg, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Researchers found a significant number of the restaurants were passing off their shrimp as locally sourced, even though they were grown on foreign farms and imported to the U.S.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
As a result, the decaying wood M. crocata grows on can also glow green when it is split open.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
Mold doesn't grow on a clean toilet, so keep it clean every week.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Grow on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20on. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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