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overgrow

verb

Definition of overgrow

as in to proliferate

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Recent Examples of overgrow In this romantic region, wistful 19th-century villas are overgrown with old vines, while stunted palm trees appear to be held against their will, this far north. — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2026 The limestone ruins of the ironworks sat empty along the river for decades, overgrown with vegetation, before the Forest Preserve District turned them into a heritage trail. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2026 The caveat is to plant densely by choosing plants that match your site’s conditions and won’t overgrow their welcome. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Apr. 2026 Farmhands in the distance are harvesting hay, not only to provide winter fodder for animals but also to destroy seedling trees and shrubs that might otherwise overgrow the area, while distant plumes of smoke suggest the possible burning of fields after harvest for the same reason. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overgrow

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The network is proliferated, with thousands of satellites interconnected using laser communications links and numerous ground stations to connect the constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) with the terrestrial Internet.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Social media has been flooded with posts from users in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru questioning refereeing decisions or expressing disapproval of Argentina, while messages mocking rival teams also proliferated from Argentine accounts.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of proliferate

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Many insisted that heavy armored vehicles could never conquer the hilly terrains in which horses thrived.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
Steely Dan thrived in the age of the greatest hits compilation, and the band’s 1978 Greatest Hits collected most of the band’s popular singles on two LPs.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 July 2026

Definition of thrive

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Given the number of people involved in the current outbreak already, Mandrell suspects there may be multiple sources of contamination, since this is the time that the parasite generally flourishes.

— Alice Park, Time, 17 July 2026
Manchester’s economy and public transit network flourished under his tenure.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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