Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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In Finland, her reputation steadily grew, as she exhibited regularly and had work acquired by prestigious institutions.

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Back in the U.K., where she grew up and lives, she figured it would simply be another anonymous canvas carrier.

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Another reason is the overall transformation in many Muslim nations, where excesses of radical rule caused widespread revulsion just as a new, more open-minded and globally connected generation grew up.

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He grew up on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, near the Wisconsin border, and has family near Green Bay.

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Before he was hailed as a genius, Moylan grew up in Detroit as the youngest of six children.

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