Showing Results for "grew"

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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You know, I grew up on Bollywood where, in a way, the movie was just an excuse for the music.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In this sense, though, that teenage boy never grew up.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

As diplomats and mediators passed proposals back and forth, tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and broader Middle East grew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Individual ACA enrollment grew 21% during Covid, outpacing Medicaid’s 11% growth, indicating a shift in health insurance safety nets.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet, she met respectable friends in Rochester, and grew from a child bride into a competent woman.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock