grow from
phrasal verb
grew from; grown from; growing from; grows from
: to come from or originate from (something)
The company grew from an idea he had in college.
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Nearly a century after its first passenger flight, the airline has survived mergers, recessions and bankruptcy, growing from a single passenger route to an international carrier with more than 5,000 flights a day.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 22 May 2025
There’s the story of Kamilla growing from old Kamilla to new Kamilla, and the immunity wins started to line up with that.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 May 2025
To grow from a seedling to a hardy plant, the veg room lights are turned on for 18 hours a day to mimic midsummer lighting.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
All of the sunflowers are being grown from seed in the greenhouses to be transplanted outside to the conservatory lawn.
—Jane L. Levere, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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David Morgan, CBS News, 22 May 2025
There’s the story of Kamilla growing from old Kamilla to new Kamilla, and the immunity wins started to line up with that.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 22 May 2025
To grow from a seedling to a hardy plant, the veg room lights are turned on for 18 hours a day to mimic midsummer lighting.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
All of the sunflowers are being grown from seed in the greenhouses to be transplanted outside to the conservatory lawn.
—Jane L. Levere, New York Times, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for grow from
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“Grow from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20from. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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