grow wild
idiom
: to grow naturally without being planted or cared for by humans
The flowers grow wild along the highway.
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Cardamom pastries in Finland Renowned for its foraging culture, Finland also has many more culinary dimensions beyond the mushrooms, berries, and herbs that grow wild in the countryside and across vast swaths of its capital, Helsinki.
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AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
The climate of the hills is temperate sub-Mediterranean, and areas that are almost arid where dwarf prickly pear or capers grow wild alternate with others that are much wetter and cooler, in the woods where chestnut trees are common.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Over the course of the movie, De Lucchi has his small stone circle constructed in the middle of the lawn outside his house, with the idea being to allow the interior to grow wild, like a portal, with no humans allowed to step foot inside (though his dog has permission).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
To honor that momentous first step for the 51’s fortunate 100 owners, The Glenrothes has commissioned a Kintsugi artist to reassemble the column into a unique piece of art, perhaps a vase to grow an orchid like those that grow wild on The Glenrothes Estate and inspired the 51.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
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AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
The climate of the hills is temperate sub-Mediterranean, and areas that are almost arid where dwarf prickly pear or capers grow wild alternate with others that are much wetter and cooler, in the woods where chestnut trees are common.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Over the course of the movie, De Lucchi has his small stone circle constructed in the middle of the lawn outside his house, with the idea being to allow the interior to grow wild, like a portal, with no humans allowed to step foot inside (though his dog has permission).
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025
To honor that momentous first step for the 51’s fortunate 100 owners, The Glenrothes has commissioned a Kintsugi artist to reassemble the column into a unique piece of art, perhaps a vase to grow an orchid like those that grow wild on The Glenrothes Estate and inspired the 51.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
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“Grow wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20wild. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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