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We used to grow our hair long or grow tomatoes in the yard, but now weare being urged to “grow the economy” or “grow your investments."Business and government speakers have extended this usage widely, but itirritates traditionalists. Use “build,” “increase,” “expand,” “develop,"or “cause to grow” instead in formal writing.

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• extend vs extent
• ruff vs rough
• ect. vs etc.
• seam vs seem
• all for not vs all for naught
• ninty vs ninety
• appauled vs appalled
• summary vs summery
• phantom vs fathom
• any where vs anywhere

Definitions

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• v  pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
• v  become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain
• v  increase in size by natural process
  Corn doesn't grow here
  In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees
  her hair doesn't grow much anymore
• v  cause to grow or develop
  He grows vegetables in his backyard
• v  develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
• v  come into existence; take on form or shape
• v  cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
  We grow wheat here
• v  come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
• v  grow emotionally or mature
• v  become attached by or as if by the process of growth
  The tree trunks had grown together

News & Articles

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• Fears Grow Over Yemenis' Ties to Iran
  Fears Grow Over Yemenis' Ties to Iran
  June 19, 2013 - Nasdaq
• Hirsute 'Hoff' crabs grow food in their hair
  By Douglas Main, LiveScienceYeti crabs don't comb their hair to look good — they do it because they're hungry.These bizarre deep-sea animals grow their food in their own hair, trapping bacteria and letting it flourish there before "combing" it out and slurping it up. The crabs are found near cold seeps and hydrothermal vents, places where mineral-rich water spews out of the seafloor.Like many a ...
  June 19, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Grow a garden instead of grass
  I read the June 8 article on Patrick Farrell using the city property to grow a garden between the sidewalk and the street. He was quoted saying, 'I don't like grass.'
  June 18, 2013 - Green Bay Press-Gazette