grow out

phrasal verb

grew out; grown out; growing out; grows out

: to allow (something) to get longer

She's growing out her hair.

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The Greenleaf Promenade grew out of a smaller pilot project that was scuttled by the pandemic, according to city officials. —

Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024 The Women’s Army Corps, the WACs, grew out of the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps, WAACS, which began as a white-women-only support branch of the American Army formed during WWI, in 1917. —

Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 Drawing inspiration from personal experiences in an online community, the roots of the film grew out of analog fandoms and ’90s television. —

Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024 The approach fast grew out of step with an economy in which the labor market recovered quickly and that by 2021 showed signs of intensifying inflation. —

Howard Schneider, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grow out