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Recent Examples of overgrow
The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
If your jade plant is overgrown, prune it back gradually—just one or two branches at a time—over several seasons to get it under control again.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
There was no stream, though the place where one used to be was overgrown with thick, hard, tawny grass, like a scar.
—Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025
Farmhands in the distance are harvesting hay, not only to provide winter fodder for animals but also to destroy seedling trees and shrubs that might otherwise overgrow the area, while distant plumes of smoke suggest the possible burning of fields after harvest for the same reason.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
If your jade plant is overgrown, prune it back gradually—just one or two branches at a time—over several seasons to get it under control again.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
There was no stream, though the place where one used to be was overgrown with thick, hard, tawny grass, like a scar.
—Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025
Farmhands in the distance are harvesting hay, not only to provide winter fodder for animals but also to destroy seedling trees and shrubs that might otherwise overgrow the area, while distant plumes of smoke suggest the possible burning of fields after harvest for the same reason.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
Verb
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If a mutation occurs in p53 itself, that regulation is lost, and further errors proliferate.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This leaves weak spots where rust can form and proliferate if not treated.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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His daughter Haley has Down syndrome, but is thriving while splitting time between Pittsburgh and State College.—
Rich Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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And then, on our way back home from the market, walking down a familiar path, walking straight down Gun Hill, on Burke, 233rd, 219th, Laconia, Olinville, Eastchester Road, or wherever, the plants (thriving just an hour or two before) are no longer in bloom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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This time around, his recording studio morphed from a playground into a haven, its familiar walls allowing the type of creativity that only flourishes in private spaces—a luxury for the band at that time.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
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In revisiting Lehmann’s story, Strager highlights that Lehmann’s legacy is one of resilience and perseverance—proof that early setbacks do not define a person and that brilliance can flourish, even later in life.—
Carol Sutton Lewis,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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