as in lush
covered with a thick healthy natural growth
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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as in produced
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 progressed
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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as in gotten
to eventually have as a state or quality
he will grow angry if we don't answer his question
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Recent Examples of grown
Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Learn step-by-step how to make a beautiful and fragrant wreath with fresh locally grown, seasonal greenery.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Nick Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Launched on October 21, 1797, as part of the nation’s new navy, the ship’s hull was made of live oak, the toughest wood grown in North America.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, looked more grown up than ever at the festive event, which marked their second major royal outing of the year.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Learn step-by-step how to make a beautiful and fragrant wreath with fresh locally grown, seasonal greenery.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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The number of ads displayed has grown, the way Google ranks content is constantly changing to provide a better user experience, and rich snippets of text from websites began appearing in result pages several years ago.
—Nick Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Launched on October 21, 1797, as part of the nation’s new navy, the ship’s hull was made of live oak, the toughest wood grown in North America.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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The new direction from Congress has the potential to transform the river that sustains Oregon’s famously lush Willamette Valley.Tony Schick, ProPublica, 16 Jan. 2025
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Swiss cheese vine’s length and dramatic foliage bring lush maximalism to any room.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
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With over 1,000 gins produced in the UK, the British gin market has become highly competitive.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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Instead, over the past month, both sides have produced their worst games of the season — sometimes simultaneously.Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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Allen — who has steadily received more playing time as the season has progressed based on his defense but has also shown flashes offensively and has displayed solid free-throw shooting — played the best of the bunch, scoring nine points in 22 minutes of play and grabbing five rebounds.Grant Salsman, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
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Supermodel Heidi Klum, who progressed into a mainstay judge of American’s Got Talent on NBC, is returning to her roots in the reality/competition space.Marc Berman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Each group is coded by a color to indicate difficulty: yellow for the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple for more challenging sets.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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For example, previous mockups using the colors red, yellow and green to call out different levels did not make a statistically significant difference in helping people interpret the box.Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2025
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The 2024 tiger sighting was attributed to conservation efforts and has raised hopes that the predator could return to Kui Buri National Park, officials said.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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The Electoral Reform Act, passed by Congress in 2022, raised the threshold to one-fifth of members in each chamber.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Whether domestic and imported, it may only be sold if it’s aged at least 60 days.Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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In 2018, adults aged 27 to 45 became eligible for the shot, previously only available to people ages 9 and 26.Maggie O'Neill, Health, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Bills still brought Lewis into the game to serve as the dime ’backer, but rather than bringing in Smoot for one of the defensive tackle roles, that became Milano’s job.Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
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How to start or end meetings, regular weekly lunches or drinks after work — rituals like these can help random co-workers become more connected.Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Arnold told the Statesman by phone that the cottages are more dense than other single-family homes and sit on smaller lots, keeping costs down for builders and future residents alike.Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
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There’s also the simple fact that much of the densest forest is on terrain so steep that loggers’ machines couldn’t even access it.Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grown. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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