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grows

VERB

become larger, evolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth come to be fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

Example Sentences

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"As our understanding of these compounds grows, there is a real opportunity to make dietary guidance more specific and more effective."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

What grows back afterward is often shrubland, not forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

As this nuclear fireball grows, it mixes with the surrounding atmosphere, cools, and eventually condenses into tiny solid particles that become nuclear fallout.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

He grows about 60 different crops, including herbs such as rosemary and thyme, heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, and pick-your-own strawberries and flowers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

One time, we harvested a bunch of mugwort, a weed that grows around the edges of the garden plots, and dried it so we could make it into tea.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy