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Recent Examples of overgrow
At the time it was overgrown with weeds and brush and had at least one ranch where cattle were raised.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The dog had what looked to be a tumor growing from its leg, masses across the body and nails that were overgrown, the warrant affidavit said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A meadow on the Barona reservation overgrown with grass and invasive weeds hadn’t burned for decades.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Forests have become tinderboxes overgrown with trees, shrubs, and other fuels due to lack of maintenance and decades of fire suppression—to the point where 80 million acres are in need of restoration.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The dog had what looked to be a tumor growing from its leg, masses across the body and nails that were overgrown, the warrant affidavit said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article A meadow on the Barona reservation overgrown with grass and invasive weeds hadn’t burned for decades.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Forests have become tinderboxes overgrown with trees, shrubs, and other fuels due to lack of maintenance and decades of fire suppression—to the point where 80 million acres are in need of restoration.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
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Satellites were becoming smaller and cheaper, constellations were proliferating, and companies like K2 were seeking to mass produce.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2025
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The harms of private listing networks proliferating are clear: Sellers lose money and waste time.—
Errol Samuelson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
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Gold prices shot up more than 1% to about $3,450 per troy ounce and Brent crude oil prices spiked more than 6% to $74 per barrel, while cryptocurrency tokens bitcoin and ether slumped 2% and 4% in the 24-hour period ending 1 p.m. EDT, respectively.—
Derek Saul,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The Shanghai-to-New York route had a major stabilization as well, shooting up 96 percent in a four-week span before inching up 2 percent to $7,285 per container.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
12 June 2025
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Many are drought-tolerant, thrive in a variety of soil conditions, and are all-around low-maintenance plants.—
Lauren David,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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Cows are closer to humans biologically than birds, indicating that the virus had evolved to thrive in cells like our own.—
Amy Maxmen,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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These militia-style groups flourished during Joe Biden’s Presidency, as border crossings increased and the right-wing media hyped anti-immigrant fears.—
Jessica Pishko,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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On a grimy strip of North Graham Street, tucked between industrial supply stores, a hidden gem quietly flourished for over a year.—
Emiene Wright,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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Dafoe indulges in the mélange, luxuriating in his accent, a slow drawl that implicitly and explicitly threatens Fox and his family.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Mark Twain luxuriated in Versailles like a Chihuahua ripping apart the contents of a lingerie drawer.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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