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- verb Present participle of
outgrow .
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Examples
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Whether they come from falls and scrapes or just plain outgrowing our expectations, there will be more and more.
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Those who so readily condemn Imperialism are as a rule speaking of a political stage that most Empires never survive but which ours has succeeded in outgrowing.
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Btw, I am a fan of all most things pertaining to Superman the character, but for the first time, it feels like I am "outgrowing" comics in general because of all the badmouthing and criticism that modern day fans have been spewing out against SR.
Superman Reboot Trilogy Details From Mark Millar « FirstShowing.net 2008
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The survival of the biosphere depends on "outgrowing" the dominant institutions that rule us through the fictitious creation of a monetary system.
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Tennyson's frequent excursions into the realm of spiritual consciousness while still a child, bears out our contention that many children not infrequently have this experience, and either through reserve or from lack of ability to explain it, keep the matter to themselves; generally losing or "outgrowing" the tendency as they enter the activities of school life, and the mortal mind becomes dominant in them.
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Theatre group StagedRight is to switch its base to Carlisle Racecourse after 'outgrowing' its current home at the city's Sands Centre.
News round-up 2010
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Theatre group StagedRight is to switch its base to Carlisle Racecourse after 'outgrowing' its current home at the city's Sands Centre.
News round-up 2010
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Other situations may result from users "outgrowing" their equipment and requiring something bigger (or indeed, smaller), faster and better.
The Register 2009
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Other situations may result from users "outgrowing" their equipment and requiring something bigger (or indeed, smaller), faster and better.
Channel Register 2009
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Other situations may result from users "outgrowing" their equipment and requiring something bigger (or indeed, smaller), faster and better.
The Register 2009
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