grew

[groo] / gru /

VERB

become larger, evolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance age become breed build come cultivate develop expand flourish gain increase mature multiply produce raise rise spread sprout swell thrive turn widen

STRONG

abound amplify arise augment burgeon dilate enlarge extend germinate heighten issue luxuriate maturate mount originate propagate pullulate ripen shoot stem stretch thicken vegetate wax

WEAK

branch out burst forth come to be fill out get bigger get taller pop up spring up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease compress contract decline decrease demolish destroy diminish drop fail halt ignore languish lessen lose lower narrow neglect raze recede reduce repress retreat ruin shrink stop

STRONG

abridge condense curtail hold keep shorten

WEAK

stunt

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grew

Born July 4, 1924, in Newark, N.J., she grew up near Albany, N.Y., the younger of two daughters of John Merle Saint and the former Eva Marie Rice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Halzen, who grew up in Belgium, paid rich tribute to the roughly 450 people across more than a dozen countries who have helped turn an idea he conceived in the late 1980s into reality.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Kotlikoff grew up in South Jersey outside Philadelphia, where he attended a Quaker high school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Entertainment trading volume on Kalshi grew from $43 million for all of 2024 to $813 million in 2026 as of late September, Kalshi spokesperson Elisabeth Diana said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

One night, his papers and pencils were knocked to the parlor floor by Estelle’s unearthly white gown which grew more solid, more real with each session.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock