grew

[groo] / gru /

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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grew

Ramirez, who grew up in Bellflower, found his way to food truck manufacturing through his stepmother.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Whether it’s selling a stock or business too early, or stockpiling food as an adult because you grew up with food insecurity, it’s difficult to take the emotion out of the equation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Gaughan, 83, grew up in the city and remembers the late-night “chuck wagon” at the Flamingo, which his father once owned a stake in, a precursor of the modern Vegas buffet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The team also could not assess whether hair grew back after patients stopped taking the medication.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

The glow grew brighter, then as dawn came it disappeared and I saw blue smoke rising from the hill beside the village.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell