Grew
Sprouted
Sprouted adjective - (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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A creature that hatched from SCP-1420 grew to large size and sprouted large arms ending in bird beaks.
Source: Multi-Armed and Dangerous -
The Tintin story "The Shooting Star" involved a rocky meteorite the size of a small island that mysteriously sprouted mushrooms and other creatures that quickly grew to giant size and exploded.
Source: Fungus Humongous
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Sprouted and Grew. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/grew/sprouted
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