as in to grow
to become mature
everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives
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Recent Examples of grow up
That sums up the politics that many of us grew up with and embraced.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
The trio, all born to the soccer star’s parents, Ted Beckham and Sandra West, grew up together in East London.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
This celebrated Black woman author of science fiction, grew up in Pasadena, near Altadena, and spent most of her life in Southern California before relocating to the Seattle suburbs.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
Freeman grew up in the Chicago area and moved to Elgin in 2018, according to the Elgin History Museum website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Jan. 2025
The trio, all born to the soccer star’s parents, Ted Beckham and Sandra West, grew up together in East London.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
This celebrated Black woman author of science fiction, grew up in Pasadena, near Altadena, and spent most of her life in Southern California before relocating to the Seattle suburbs.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
Freeman grew up in the Chicago area and moved to Elgin in 2018, according to the Elgin History Museum website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Atwater’s grandfather grew mangoes, watermelon and peas on the lot during Atwater’s childhood.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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His small shop in the Palais-Royal grew to become a beloved fashion institution, serving as a style archive for designers, a red-carpet closet for celebrities, and a research library for fashion students and museum curators.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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But that’s where (manager) Will (Venable) and the staff come in and take advantage of those teaching moments for these players to progress at the major-league level.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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The reports appear every Monday and provide a detailed breakdown of how your movement, recovery (from exercise and stress), and sleep have progressed over time.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Jan. 2025
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Disney is also developing a live-action remake of the original for release in 2026.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
19 Jan. 2025
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The four-time Oscar nominee was well known for creating the 1990 TV series Twin Peaks, which developed into an additional feature film and a 2017 revival season.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Grow up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grow%20up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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