growing point
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of growing point
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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That’s a growing point of emphasis with bill payers like insurers and employers.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022
The hardy lilies should be dug out and divided once the growing point strays outside its pot, every two or three years.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2021
Foreign journalists in China have become a growing point of tension in recent years.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2020
Standards are a growing point of conflict for the global internet, and they have been for some time.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2020
If we follow it to the tip, the contents here will be found to be denser, this being the growing point.
From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton
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