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grow out of

VERB
begin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear come out commence emerge enter happen occur rise set take off
STRONG
arise bud dawn emanate germinate originate sail spring sprout
WEAK
be born come forth come into existence crop up derive from get going get show on road get under way issue forth kick off make tick proceed from result from send off stem from
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complete disappear end finish hide leave stop
STRONG
die shrink
WEAK
conclude consummate

Example Sentences

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In practice, he argues, many innovations grow out of existing ones, often by borrowing or transplanting concepts from one field to another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The recordings were just as funny and weird and interesting as I remembered them; they didn’t seem dated, they didn’t seem superfluous, they weren’t something I was going to grow out of.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025

"No country can tax or cut its way out of this crisis alone. Africa must grow out of debt, supported by a fairer global financial system," Chidoka told AFP.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

"You do just grow out of stuff like that," Ceara says - though she still returned later to have her ears pierced at Claire's.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

He wasn’t going to grow out of his strange distraction.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.