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Recent Examples of overgrow
In many other neighborhoods, vacant houses, overgrown lots and the lack of businesses remind people of a disaster that happened before many of them were born.
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Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 Aug. 2025
Range said in that time, the park had overgrown with exotic flora and fauna.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The tree must have overgrown its location or have other reasons for removal.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025
Beneath its surface were deep, dark scars—grooves cut through the rock by old lava flows, now overgrown with stubborn green.
—Tess Moormans, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
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Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 Aug. 2025
Range said in that time, the park had overgrown with exotic flora and fauna.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025
The tree must have overgrown its location or have other reasons for removal.
—Molly Guthrey, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025
Beneath its surface were deep, dark scars—grooves cut through the rock by old lava flows, now overgrown with stubborn green.
—Tess Moormans, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
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Late-night hosts cracked jokes, memes proliferated on the internet, and Steve Carell even starred in a Netflix sitcom about the Star Trek–like operation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Eclipse Planning Resources Since 2017, online resources for eclipse planners have proliferated.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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These are not circumstances in which a head coach thrives or lasts for long.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Georgia may be renowned for its official fruit, but the state is also home to a thriving wine country, particularly in the North Georgia mountains.—
Crystal Tate,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Regional countries have begun to act against the crime flourishing inside Cambodia’s borders that has ensnared their citizens.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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His Lorenz Hart is a lost soul of New York, an artist who couldn’t have flourished—or fallen—anywhere else.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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While Monster luxuriated in Gein’s unraveling mind, showcasing his otherness with sequences of Gein dancing with spinning chainsaws and posing in his skin suit, Devil in Disguise is all the more effective for emphasizing Gacy’s ability to go unnoticed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Between activities, guests luxuriate in comfortable rooms or spacious cabins kitted out with robes, plush bedding, and woodsy decor touches.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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