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grew

verb

Definition of grew

past tense of grow

as in cultivated

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 became

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 grew This summer, attendance grew to more than 500, most of them beginners or amateur climbers. — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 This summer, attendance grew to more than 500, most of them beginners or amateur climbers. — ABC News, 5 July 2026 The jeers grew louder Friday and Saturday as Machado piled up four strikeouts amid two hitless nights. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Net income grew by 23% in 2025, and the pros see 33% growth this year and 20% in 2027. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 Hopes that the Federal Reserve wouldn't need to hike interest rates grew after Thursday's weaker-than-expected jobs report. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 July 2026 During her tenure, which lasted until 2018, sales grew 80%, and Nooyi was named the most powerful woman in business by Fortune five years in a row. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 July 2026 Since the two quantities moved differently, the exciton binding energy grew significantly with increasing spacer length. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026 Bank of America economists analyzed aggregate credit and debit card spending from 70 million consumer and small-business accounts and found Gen Z fitness spending grew about 9%, compared with less than 4% growth in bar spending. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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But the star has cultivated a loyal collective of her favorite brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney and Area (recall her famous Super Bowl jeans).

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 4 July 2026
The one-person filmmaker averages 3 million views per episode and has cultivated a YouTube audience of 500,000.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of cultivated

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As the evening progressed, however, the noise died down, and the makeshift set at the base of the Statue of Liberty sprung into action, securing a performance without distractions.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
Long story short, the goal was ruled out for offside and the Seleção progressed through to the Round of 16.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of progressed

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After several generations, those faster-growing cells produced more offspring and became increasingly common in the population, demonstrating a basic form of natural selection.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Beijing has exerted greater institutional control in Tibet since Xi Jinping became the country's president in 2012.

— Kanishka Singh, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of became

Verb

This story was produced with financial support from supporters including The Green Family Foundation Trust and Ken O’Keefe, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.

— Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
What that fourth-inning strikeout, the following exchange of beliefs and subsequent skirmish produced, then, was fittingly a form of presence.

— Noah White, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Definition of produced

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Sandler and Kelce developed a friendship after the Chiefs tight end appeared in Happy Gilmore 2.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
The tool, developed by independent AI engineer Luke Geel, analyzes past results and players’ activity—from posture to blink rate—spotting connections that might be imperceptible to the average viewer but visible to top pros.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of developed

Verb

The bike lane is raised a little from the street, and then the sidewalk is raised a little from the bike lane.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
But last year, Australia’s National Rodeo Association raised the age limit to 18, boosting Bella’s ambition to one day ride in adult comps.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

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