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to grow out of
[phrase form: grow]
01
to naturally lose interest or stop doing something, especially a habit or behavior, as one matures or gets older
02
(of children) to become too big to fit into one's old clothes or belongings
03
to develop or originate from a particular source or idea
Example
Most children eventually grow out of their fear of the dark.
As people get older, they often grow out of their picky eating habits.
Teens tend to grow out of their obsession with certain pop culture trends.
Most teenagers go through a phase of rebellion, but they eventually grow out of it.
Thumb-sucking is a common habit among infants, but most of them grow out of it by the time they're toddlers.
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