grows up

verb

present tense third-person singular of grow up
as in grows
to become mature everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives

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Recent Examples of grows up In addition to her Mom and sisters, Hyacinth grows up with her brother’s wives, too, surrounding her with strong female figures to look up to. — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026 Those feelings, comfort, and sense of girlhood that the dolls can spark does not have to go away just because a person grows up. — Kate Perez, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grows up
  1. grows
  2. progresses
  3. ages
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  • Naegleria fowleri grows best at higher temperatures up to 115°F, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Things get spicy when Lowen grows closer to the novelist's husband (Josh Hartnett) and discovers dark bits about Verity's past.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of grows
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  • This surge likely is heading toward South Florida and will move through the rest of the state and parts of the Gulf of Mexico as the week progresses, Arman said.
    — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • NuCube expects the resulting validation database to strengthen its technical case as development progresses.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of progresses
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  • For the first time this year, people ages 50 and older will be able to get a new kind of flu shot that uses the same mRNA technology as the COVID vaccines.
    — Rob Stein, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Time Out Youth serves LGBTQ young people ages 13 to 24 in Charlotte and surrounding communities.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ages

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“Grows up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grows%20up. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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