GROWING UP Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

growing up

verb

present participle of grow up

as in growing

to become mature everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives

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Recent Examples of growing up Obialo has lived a peripatetic life, from growing up in Nigeria, being unhoused at one point, to moving to the suburbs and becoming hyperliterate in niche genres via internet forums. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026 Based between Saudi Arabia and The Netherlands, AlSoghayer’s work explores womanhood, memory, friendship, patriarchy and growing up within a rapidly changing society. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2026 In the meantime, Tanya Jo’s will provide people with the same authentic experience that its namesake enjoyed growing up as a girl in Philadelphia. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 During the talk, Bardem reflected on a glittering career, from his early life growing up in one of Spain’s most prestigious acting families to winning an Oscar and, this year, finally conquering his fear of the stage. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Oct. 2026 Earlier this year, Troy Williams told a reporter about his difficult childhood growing up in the projects in New York City. — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 There’s a curiosity about the darker, deeper experience of growing up. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 As a girl growing up in the 1970s, Griffin recalls how her parents and other neighbors in the two-street patch of homes did not let their children play at the nearby Fannie Robinson Park after some of them started developing rashes or getting sick. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026 Dakota has spoken in the past about how growing up with famous parents influenced her career choice. — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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The additional site will further strengthen the company’s manufacturing network in Colorado and provide additional capacity for its growing space and sensor systems business.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Anyone who has worked at a fast-growing company at the edge of technology knows that obligations, circumstances and products change daily.

— Daniel Kjellén, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of growing

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The company said the Versace integration is progressing on track, ahead of the creative debut of Pieter Mulier in 2027.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Port Eastside’s partners are progressing toward a winter groundbreaking for work on the $90 million reuse of 111 Founders Plaza into a 19-story upscale apartment complex.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of progressing

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That work will be important for buyers whose existing systems depend on aging applications.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
But the Chicago Board of Education oversees a $10 billion budget, larger than many big cities, along with aging buildings, ballooning debt and shrinking enrollment.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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