as in lush
covered with a thick healthy natural growth
a field lavishly grown with poppies
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as in produced
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer
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as in progressed
to become mature
you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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as in gotten
to eventually have as a state or quality
he will grow angry if we don't answer his question
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Recent Examples of grown
Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Milam, the mother of two grown children, had worked in medical billing for 35 years and was ready for a change.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2025
Nick Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Launched on October 21, 1797, as part of the nation’s new navy, the ship’s hull was made of live oak, the toughest wood grown in North America.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
The 1980 team, a group of collegians coached hard by the late Herb Brooks, willed their way against grown Soviet players.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Milam, the mother of two grown children, had worked in medical billing for 35 years and was ready for a change.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
The number of ads displayed has grown, the way Google ranks content is constantly changing to provide a better user experience, and rich snippets of text from websites began appearing in result pages several years ago.
—Nick Brown, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Launched on October 21, 1797, as part of the nation’s new navy, the ship’s hull was made of live oak, the toughest wood grown in North America.
—Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Tucked into the lush foliage abutting the Pacific Ocean, The Estates at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta offers an exclusive retreat for celebrities, billionaires and the ultra-wealthy, who frequent the resort for elite golfing, recreation and entertainment.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Today, Dirt Locker, a patented terracing system, is transforming sloped land into lush, stable, and productive terrain.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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The record is produced by Bad Bunny’s frequent collaborators, La Paciencia, MAG and Tainy, along with Big Jay and Saox.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
5 Jan. 2025
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Continuing the course for Orlando (21-15) includes the type of showing da Silva produced against the Raptors.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
5 Jan. 2025
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Allen — who has steadily received more playing time as the season has progressed based on his defense but has also shown flashes offensively and has displayed solid free-throw shooting — played the best of the bunch, scoring nine points in 22 minutes of play and grabbing five rebounds.—
Grant Salsman,
Kansas City Star,
5 Jan. 2025
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Supermodel Heidi Klum, who progressed into a mainstay judge of American’s Got Talent on NBC, is returning to her roots in the reality/competition space.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Megan Thee Stallion also showed up to the Vanity Fair Oscar Party with her breasts exposed, covered only by green nipple pasties to match her green gown.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Mar. 2025
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The grant, part of former President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act's $1.5 billion allocation for urban and community forestry, was intended to boost green spaces from New Orleans to Oregon, offering shade, cleaner air, and climate resilience to some of America's most vulnerable neighborhoods.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Rodgers’ 43-yard pass to Lazard helped set up his four-yard touchdown pass to Adams, which raised the Jets lead to 25-13.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2025
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Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
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Whether domestic and imported, it may only be sold if it’s aged at least 60 days.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
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In 2018, adults aged 27 to 45 became eligible for the shot, previously only available to people ages 9 and 26.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Health,
24 Dec. 2024
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Gisela Schober/Getty Images Balenciaga, Cannes Film Festival Victor Boyko/Getty Images Moore’s kickoff at Cannes was filled with references to a film that nobody had seen yet—something that became clearer as the tour went on.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2025
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Could Timothée Chalamet become the youngest person to be named best actor?—
THR Staff,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
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And because the mattress is incredibly well made, each box is fairly dense and heavy.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
27 Feb. 2025
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Zero visibility protocol: In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business’s parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Grown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grown. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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