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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrew
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Even as conventional treatments for autoimmune diseases have become more effective than ever, alternative treatments, including nutritional supplements, breathing exercises, hyperbaric oxygen chambers, and cold plunges in frigid water, have proliferated.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Another video proliferated across social media showed an RSF gunman shooting an unarmed man in civilian clothing with a machine gun dozens of times point-blank, causing his body to partially disintegrate.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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The combo of Barrs and Lee especially proved problematic for TCU as the two guards flourished in the mid-range with pull-up jumpers.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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As Season Eight begins, Jamie and Claire soon find the war has followed them home to Fraser’s Ridge, now a thriving settlement that has grown and flourished in their absence.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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In his absence, Mac Jones, whom coach Kyle Shanahan admitted was his original target when the 49ers traded up to pick third in the 2022 draft, has thrived.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
11 Nov. 2025
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But the firm survived, and eventually thrived.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
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Yes, prospered, as in did not wish to accept anything less.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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What Cheney offered Bush in 2000 was the reassuring gravitas of someone who knew Washington, had helped run the first Persian Gulf War and had prospered in the private sector, too.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Overgrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrew. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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