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
The daughter of Chinese immigrant parents, Guo grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and began coding while in middle school.
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Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Dessa grew up in New York for her first three years before moving to Paris along with her father, who still calls the city home.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Specifically, the lawyer spotlighted that Hochman grew up close to the Menendezes’ Beverly Hills home and went to the same high school as the brothers.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
But many of her fondest memories — from her dad sitting outside listening to the birds and feeding the hummingbirds, to watching her kids grow up over the years — were made on a swing bench outside the house.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Dessa grew up in New York for her first three years before moving to Paris along with her father, who still calls the city home.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Specifically, the lawyer spotlighted that Hochman grew up close to the Menendezes’ Beverly Hills home and went to the same high school as the brothers.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
But many of her fondest memories — from her dad sitting outside listening to the birds and feeding the hummingbirds, to watching her kids grow up over the years — were made on a swing bench outside the house.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow up
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Jared Silva, a policy analyst with the Division of Marine Fisheries, called out this trend directly, saying there’s a growing group of anglers chasing viral fame instead of respecting the rules.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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By the 2022-23 school year, that percentage had grown to 28%.—
Beth Swanson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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As the disease progresses, your doctor may change or add additional medications to control symptoms.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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Viewers were able to see a visible change in the dog's demeanor as the video progressed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Prime Video is developing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, based on the Crane-Iron Pentalogy book series by Wang Dulu.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Samsung Wireless Fast Charge: Samsung developed a Proprietary Power Delivery Extension (PPDE) standard in the early days of Qi to offer higher than 5-watt wireless charging.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Grow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow%20up. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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