Develop
Develop verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.
Grow older and develop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grow older" instead a verb "Develop".
Grow older
Develop and grow older are semantically related. You can use "Develop" instead a verb phrase "Grow older".
Both terms in one sentence
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Token loli Yukari frets over being the Token loli and wants to grow up like everyone else, to the point that she tries to develop a "grow older" potion.
Source: Manga / Rosario + Vampire - Belligerent Sexual Tension: Phobos and Van develop this as they grow older.
Source: Fanfic / Ripples -
They are not particularly evil, but when they grow older, they develop telekinetic abilities with which they almost always accidentally kill their human families and only survive by becoming deadly killers.
Source: The Fair Folk
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