Grow
Grow verb - To eventually have as a state or quality.
Usage example: he will grow angry if we don't answer his question
Turn is a synonym for grow in become topic. In some cases you can use "Turn" instead a verb "Grow", when it comes to topics like change, direction, get, enlarge. popular alternative
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Expository Hairstyle Change: Fai lets his hair grow out after Acid Tokyo, which indicates the dark turn in his personality.
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Along with several Psychic Powers (see below) Hay Lin can turn invisible, Cornelia gained the ability to grow taller and Irma could change the colors of clothes, possibly other things, too.
Source: Western Animation / W.I.T.C.H. - In some games it can turn any character into a monster (opposed by cybernetics/robotic upgrades), and in all titles it allows monsters to grow more powerful and/or become a different type of monster.
Source: Mutagenic Food
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