grow up

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Recent Examples of grow up As many as 500 such children, now in their 40s, grew up in Argentina without knowledge of their real parentage. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024 In 1997, a deceased infant was found in a campground pit toilet at the Garnet Lake Campground – right where Jenna grew up. Taylor Galgano, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024 Pettis grew up in Avondale and Winton Hills, among the poorest of Cincinnati's 52 neighborhoods. Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 Herrera, 64, grew up in a colonia in Weslaco, a small city nestled near the heart of the Rio Grande Valley. Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grow up 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow up
Verb
  • The membership has since grown to approximately 300 members with two to three new members joining each month, primarily through word-of-mouth.
    Carrie Coolidge, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Women, for instance, are freezing their eggs at growing rates.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • To the other characters, time seems to be progressing normally, but each time the clock strikes midnight, the day spins backwards and wipes the slate—and their memories—clean.
    Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Highlighting such differences is critical as the industry progresses toward an equitable ecosystem.
    Eron Kelly, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • On the other side, the Chargers have come on of late with multiple players providing key moments as the season develops.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The project aims to improve non-commercial wells by applying EGS stimulation techniques to develop fracture networks that will enable communication with productive reservoirs and enhance electricity generation.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

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