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as in tumor
an abnormal mass of tissue
found a growth on the dog's neck under her collar
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as in evolution
the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced
the growth of the gambling industry into an economic mainstay in some locations
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as in development
the process of becoming mature
her reflections and mature behavior certainly demonstrate just how much emotional growth took place last summer
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Recent Examples of growth
The incentive for their investment to have financial growth is obviously part of the package for anyone with a similar sports portfolio.
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In a warming world, receding snowpack is expected to slow maple growth and cause root damage.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the most significant source of that growth was new data centers, but other factors contributed, too.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Further, the company’s U.S. comps gained from higher traffic and ticket growth.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In a warming world, receding snowpack is expected to slow maple growth and cause root damage.
—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025
Unsurprisingly, the most significant source of that growth was new data centers, but other factors contributed, too.
—Justin Worland, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
Further, the company’s U.S. comps gained from higher traffic and ticket growth.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for growth
Noun
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Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a malignant brain tumor, in 2022.—
Karen Fratti,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Read Next California Orphan mountain lion cubs found hiding under car after mom killed, California zoo says January 29, 2025 1:56 PM Read Next North Carolina ‘Spirited’ tiger dies at North Carolina rescue after tumors spread.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2025
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One of the best parts about being a fan of a megastar is watching their fashion evolution in real time.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Future studies may also explore whether other highly skilled vocal mimics, such as lyrebirds, share similar neural structures, offering further clues into the evolution of speech.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The roundtable on the week's most surprising developments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The 23-year-old tends to play off the left side more than Gibbs-White or Cherki, but his development over the last two seasons suggests this could be a good time for a club like Manchester City to make a move.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Nations League final four was meant to provide a glimpse of the progress thus far under Pochettino, knowing that time with the players has been scarce.—
Paul Tenorio,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Instead, coffee goes stale, losing flavor as the weeks progress.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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The high desert environment in New Mexico creates wide temperature fluctuations, allowing for accelerated maturation.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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The distiller’s beer, as it’s known at that point, is then double distilled in pot stills and aged in new charred and toasted American oak barrels (the same type that are used for bourbon), before sometimes getting a secondary maturation.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
17 Mar. 2025
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Roese pays it forward by running a girls camp in St. Louis every summer, and has seen how the progression of the women’s game has helped support her younger sister Joy Dunne and her Ohio State Buckeyes teammate Makenna Webster, who also hails from the region.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The new guidelines suggest that the progression to 120 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity should be personalized, gradual and based on individual symptoms.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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Last summer's heat waves and drought may affect blooms this year, including the potential for reduced flowering.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Most renovation pruning calls for removing the entire branch rather than clipping off a portion because the latter encourages vigorous new growth that crowds the canopy, looks unsightly, and reduces flowering and fruiting.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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The centrepiece of this involved an expansion of the East Stand, adding 8,000 seats, which would be topped by a bubble-like roof.—
Tom Burrows,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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For years, South Florida advocates have pushed for an expansion of the status, concerned that many Nicaraguans in the U.S. would be left with no other forms of relief from deportation if the parole program was revoked.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Growth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growth. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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