overgrown
adjective
over·grown
ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn 
: grown abnormally or excessively large
dismissed him as an overgrown adolescent
Examples of overgrown in a Sentence
The garden is overgrown with weeds.
He acts like an overgrown child.
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Geese, Getting Killed If the 2010s were a decade in which the internet made American culture feel overlit and surveilled, the 2020s are more like an overgrown swamp, governed by murky forces and entanglements.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Once busy marketplaces have been abandoned and are overgrown.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
If the main trunk of the jade has gotten wildly overgrown and is flopping over under its own weight, lop it off.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The hulking remains of ARC monstrosities sit amongst the ruins of our world, now peaceful and overgrown with nature.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Once busy marketplaces have been abandoned and are overgrown.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2025
If the main trunk of the jade has gotten wildly overgrown and is flopping over under its own weight, lop it off.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overgrown
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overgrown. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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