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grow famous

VERB
succeed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve benefit flourish gain get overcome prevail prosper realize thrive triumph win
STRONG
acquire arrive avail conquer distance earn fulfill hit obtain outdistance outwit possess profit reap receive recover retrieve score secure surmount vanquish work worst
WEAK
be successful carry off come off do all right do the trick get to the top make a fortune make good make it make out pull off turn out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail forfeit give in hinder languish lose miss pass surrender yield
STRONG
give give up offer relinquish
WEAK
precede

Example Sentences

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He started not only to invite but to heed Batting Coach Billy DeMars' counsel and also began to grow famous.

From Time Magazine Archive

For what could be more ironical than for Howard Spurlock to see himself grow famous under the name of Taber?

From The Ragged Edge by MacGrath, Harold

We shall put flowers in the immortal mug, and I shall paint them, earn sums, and grow famous, such will be the inspiration of my surroundings.

From Silver Pitchers: and Independence A Centennial Love Story by Alcott, Louisa May

But, do you know, I'm afraid you've done something else than grow famous.

From The Great Miss Driver by Hope, Anthony

So Cæsar meant to serve his consulate, take some government where he could grow famous and form an army, and then come home and mould everything anew.

From Young Folks' History of Rome by Yonge, Charlotte Mary