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View synonyms for grow up

grow up

verb

  1. to reach maturity; become adult
  2. to come into existence; develop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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There's a level of exploitation for those of us who grew up with those final girl movies in the '80s like you and I did.

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