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
This essay is part of a larger memoir about her experiences growing up during the 1950s on a farm in rural Southwestern Pennsylvania.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Celebrity can be as alluring as royalty to someone who grew up eating gruel in the hinterlands, though such concepts must be imparted somehow.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Mansour, who was hired by the health department 11 years ago, grew up in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the city’s Southeast Side.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The actress’s pain is infused in the work, which also references graffiti culture that Brody grew up with in New York City.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
Celebrity can be as alluring as royalty to someone who grew up eating gruel in the hinterlands, though such concepts must be imparted somehow.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 16 Feb. 2025
Mansour, who was hired by the health department 11 years ago, grew up in the Hegewisch neighborhood on the city’s Southeast Side.
—John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
The actress’s pain is infused in the work, which also references graffiti culture that Brody grew up with in New York City.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow up
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The service grew in 2025 to cover 13 additional states and handle more complex tax filings, according to the IRS.—
BrieAnna J. Frank,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Loading your audio article MLB’s growing discourse about a lack of salary cap has extended to the fans.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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As the project progressed, city staff members narrowed the site for a temporary library to either the mall, a vacant building on Grand Avenue or the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum.—
Gary Warth,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Alex could remain in the intensive care unit or hospital as her disease progresses.—
Elizabeth Broden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Feb. 2025
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Núñez Vicente initially developed the design for economy cabins before last year premiering a business class/first class iteration.—
Francesca Street,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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After the fog lifts, a south-southeast wind flow will develop, producing a more humid day with isolated showers.—
Garfield Hylton,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Grow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow%20up. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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