overgrew

verb

past tense of overgrow
as in proliferated

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  1. proliferated
  2. flourished
  3. thrived
  4. prospered
Verb
  • Telehealth platforms aimed at elder care and chronic-disease management have proliferated, wagering that virtual visits and remote monitoring can partly substitute for a geriatrician or sleep specialist who doesn't exist within driving distance.
    — John Samuels, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • As election laws have proliferated and become more complicated, with early voting, for example, registrars have relied more on Thomas, a Norwalk Democrat in her first term, for direction.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of proliferated
Verb
  • In southern Wyoming, ferns briefly flourished where relatives of elms, walnuts, dawn redwood and avocado trees once thrived.
    — Regan E. Dunn, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Amidst all those endlessly traversing ships and bobbing cranes, commerce flourished.
    — Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of flourished
Verb
  • With help from within, advice from top prospect Kevin McGonigle in the Arizona Fall League and a return to his collegiate swing and approach, King thrived in his early-season stint with Double-A Harrisburg.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But while demand for the nifty two-seater has substantially decreased, the CX-5 has thrived.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of thrived
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  • The original finders prospered, with George, Jim, and Charlie making about $1 million in gold, while word of their discovery spread.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Separating the franchise entries that have lived long and prospered from those that are mere redshirts.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prospered
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