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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He posits that millions of Americans who were born in this country to parents without papers “have a strong moral claim to be able to remain in the land where they grew up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

“I’m gonna buy what I’m gonna buy…..Groceries are a lot more expensive here than where I grew up, in St. Louis,” says Eran Hoener, who also was shopping at Whole Foods.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Beer sales grew 2% to $2.28 billion, while wine and spirit sales fell 47% due to 2025 divestitures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

“The prediction markets are just the Wild, Wild West,” said Susan Sherman, who grew up in the Pacific Palisades.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

He turned a number of corners while we grew more and more embarrassed at following him without any real excuse.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom