growing

[groh-ing] / ˈgroʊ ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

increasing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burgeoning developing expanding flourishing spreading thriving viable

STRONG

amplifying animate augmenting budding crescent dilating enlarging fructifying germinating living maturing mushrooming pullulating sprouting stretching swelling waxing

WEAK

crescive

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failing languishing

STRONG

dead dying shrinking

WEAK

lessening withering

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Now aged 82, he has released a new podcast called The Odd Couple in which he talks about being the first journalist at the scene of the Aberfan disaster, and growing up in Cardiff.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

GitLab joins a growing roster of software companies that have laid off employees and said they were pivoting to make artificial intelligence a central pillar of their business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

A growing segment of Angelenos also chafe at the city’s high cost of living.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Entrata, which was founded in 2003, recorded net income of $60 million for the year ending March 31, the company said in its IPO filing, with revenue growing 23% over the same year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

You’re not growing younger yourself, I reminded my reflection.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

growing

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