overgrows

Definition of overgrowsnext
present tense third-person singular of overgrow

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrows
Verb
  • The partnership between the HR leaders and top technologists like the CTO and chief information officer has become much more critical as AI usage proliferates across the workplace.
    John Kell, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This type of scam proliferates around the holidays, when consumers make more online purchases and shippers deal with higher-than-normal volumes of packages, Visa notes.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Akira luxuriates in the scene’s nauseating sounds, and the visual transformation is almost tactile.
    The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • All-American Madison Booker thrives in the midrange, while senior Rori Harmon pesters along the perimeter and Jordan Lee spots up for buckets.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Little Miss Figgy is a smaller fig tree that thrives in our area, especially in containers.
    Mary Grace Granados Special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When innovation flourishes so does a desire for design, as evidenced by the success of the Atlanta Design Festival, which launched in 2007 and brings exhibitions, expert panels, and architecture tours to the community.
    Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026
  • After more than 30 years, Wimberley Glassworks still flourishes and its gallery is bursting with color—plates in kaleidoscopic shades, delicate pieces glowing brightly on tables, sculptures fanning out in rainbows over the walls, as if outraged by the white paint.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Overgrows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrows. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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