Grow and Waste

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Grow

Grow verb - To become mature.
Usage example: you've grown so much since we last saw each other
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Waste is an antonym for grow.
Nearby Words: growth, growing, grown, grower

Waste

Waste verb - To use up carelessly.
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Antonyms for Waste
Grow is an antonym for waste in topics: ruin, dwindle.
Nearby Words: wasted, wasting, wasteful, wastage, wastefulness
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Common collocations

power grow power waste power
life grow life waste life
army grow army waste army
time grow time waste time
Other words: magic, amounts.

Both words in one sentence

  • Absurdly Spacious Sewer They're mostly used by the Golgari elves and humans to dispose of waste and grow produce for the surface-dwellers, and by Dimir and Rakdos criminals as safe havens, though they also have their fair job of wandering monsters.
    Source: Absurdly Spacious Sewer
  • Broken Bird After going through the Angel War and the end of the world, Shinji is trying to grow a spine and be more determined and braver to not let his second chance go to waste.
    Source: Broken Bird
  • Actually listening to this speech would grow tedious very quickly, and also be a thorough waste of time.
    Source: Informed Ability / Literature
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