GROWS (IN) Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

grows (in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of grow (in)

as in gains

to gradually increase in you've grown in wisdom over the years

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In wave election years, as this year is expected to be, the party that gains seats in Congress often had more competitive primaries, a consequence of the increase in candidates seeking nomination and the enthusiasm of voters.

— Robert Boatright, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026
That equipment must also keep pace as the aircraft gains new capabilities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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Long exposes how secrecy builds up when even doctors don’t have the language to identify one’s pain.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Eventually that carbon will begin to fuse into neon, then the neon will fuse into magnesium, and so on up the periodic table until iron builds up in the core.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

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When a storm, usually fed by unusually warm water, suddenly gathers a lot of strength, sustaining winds that increase in speed by at least 35 mph (56 kph) in 24 hours, it is called rapid intensification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
As the cystic fibrosis community gathers this week in Atlanta for its largest annual gathering, Kramer-Golinkoff is hoping those patients will be a big part of the conversation, particularly after recent scientific setbacks.

— Gerry Smith, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

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