grow from
phrasal verb
grew from; grown from; growing from; grows from
: to come from or originate from (something)
The company grew from an idea he had in college.
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Caladiums grow from a tender summer flowering bulbs usually considered an annual in beds and containers.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
The percentage of Americans who oppose it has grown from 22 percent to 32 percent.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
In 14 years, the festival has grown from three screenings at the outset to this year’s 17.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The figure was a sharp rise compared with the 1,002 announced just hours earlier, highlighting the difficulty of confirming casualties over a widespread region and the likelihood that the numbers will continue to grow from Friday’s magnitude 7.7 quake.
—Grant Peck and Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
The percentage of Americans who oppose it has grown from 22 percent to 32 percent.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2025
In 14 years, the festival has grown from three screenings at the outset to this year’s 17.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
The figure was a sharp rise compared with the 1,002 announced just hours earlier, highlighting the difficulty of confirming casualties over a widespread region and the likelihood that the numbers will continue to grow from Friday’s magnitude 7.7 quake.
—Grant Peck and Jintamas Saksornchai, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Grow from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20from. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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