as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
the trail has become so overgrown that it is nearly impassable in spots
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Kimmy towels off, changes into shorts and a long-sleeve shirt, and before long is bounding into the thickets on the south side of the lake, following an overgrown trail.
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Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
The fires came on fast and strong as triple-digit temperatures baked overgrown vegetation that sprouted after back-to-back wet winters.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Several neighborhoods are lined with broken wooden shacks and overgrown trees that weigh down the power lines.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
The property required full refurbishment, and the outdoor space, while generous, was wildly overgrown and housed a pungent swamp infested with mosquitoes.
—Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
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Kate Siber, Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2024
The fires came on fast and strong as triple-digit temperatures baked overgrown vegetation that sprouted after back-to-back wet winters.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024
Several neighborhoods are lined with broken wooden shacks and overgrown trees that weigh down the power lines.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
The property required full refurbishment, and the outdoor space, while generous, was wildly overgrown and housed a pungent swamp infested with mosquitoes.
—Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrown. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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