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as in to cultivate
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer
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as in to develop
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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Recent Examples of grow
Those are figures that would scare off many Spanish buyers but are within the reach of foreign fortunes, which have taken on growing importance in the district over the past decade.
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Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
In Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative drama, three people in three different eras explore the sentience of flora, each timeline connecting to the others through a gingko tree that’s been growing since 1832 in the botanical gardens adjacent to Marburg University in Germany.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Global guest attendance measured across eight domestic and international parks and passenger cruises days grew more than 2% last quarter.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Detroit’s addition grows the PWHL to nine teams, and comes a year after adding franchises in Seattle and Vancouver.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
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Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
In Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative drama, three people in three different eras explore the sentience of flora, each timeline connecting to the others through a gingko tree that’s been growing since 1832 in the botanical gardens adjacent to Marburg University in Germany.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Global guest attendance measured across eight domestic and international parks and passenger cruises days grew more than 2% last quarter.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Detroit’s addition grows the PWHL to nine teams, and comes a year after adding franchises in Seattle and Vancouver.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grow
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Garelick and Frahm taught the initial American High course, helped shepherd the first draft, and continue to cultivate a strong working relationship between Syracuse University and American High.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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Ayoud cultivated a deep appreciation of fashion history and the luxury industry early in life.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Though Baudelaire was influenced by Poe’s macabre imagination, decadence never developed its own school in nineteenth-century America, then still a young country.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The athlete himself is central to the formula—the products are developed around his lifestyle and career.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
2 May 2026
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As the Moon enters Sagittarius, your 4th House of Home becomes more active, bringing attention to your environment and emotional base.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Rob Carr / Getty Images Before starting her stable, DeVaux climbed her way up the ranks, beginning as a stable worker for the late Chuck Simon before becoming an assistant trainer for Chad Brown.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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On the bright side, the Eta Aquarid's are known to produce the occasional fireball, which could easily pierce the veil of moonlight cast by the lunar disk.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
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Westin also produced an RBI single, while Augustana recruit JT Iles came through with a two-run double for the Thunderbolts (9-11), who with the win retained the Zabrocki Cup — the traveling trophy for the rivalry.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Symptoms often begin with fever, fatigue and muscle aches, and in severe cases can progress rapidly to respiratory failure or kidney complications.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 May 2026
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As the disease progresses, new symptoms can arise, including low blood pressure, lack of blood flow, internal bleeding and acute kidney failure.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
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At the lone practice open to the media, Watson led the quarterback rotation in most drills, but Monken said the plan called for Sanders to get more reps overall.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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There’s plenty of room to step back and get some perspective.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The Discovery Channel has become appointment viewing for men aged twenty-five to fifty-four, powered by the network’s cache of gold-mining reality series.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Electric bills are climbing across New York, our power grid is aging, and energy demand keeps growing.—
Tom Von Essen,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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These were all things the Storm should have been celebrating afterward, but yet, for the second week in a row, the coaches and players will be headed back to the film room to figure out what went wrong.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Player of the Week Senior pitcher Jaelynn Anthony goes 4-for-5 for Oswego with three homers, a double and seven RBIs in 14-6 win over Minooka.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Grow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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