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Recent Examples of overgrow
If your jade plant is overgrown, prune it back gradually—just one or two branches at a time—over several seasons to get it under control again.
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
There was no stream, though the place where one used to be was overgrown with thick, hard, tawny grass, like a scar.
—Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025
The ruins were overgrown, yes, though not exactly hidden.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025
There was no stream, though the place where one used to be was overgrown with thick, hard, tawny grass, like a scar.
—Literary Hub, 2 Dec. 2025
The ruins were overgrown, yes, though not exactly hidden.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
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The latter has almost single-handedly propped up the state’s economy and generated a huge portion of tax revenues, but layoffs have proliferated as artificial intelligence is increasingly employed — a syndrome that also affects Hollywood.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Dials and buttons have really proliferated since then.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
5 Jan. 2026
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Nothing is more important to McDermott than helping players thrive.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Water Regularly Strawberries require regular watering in order to thrive, similar to other edible plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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The power vacuum left by Moïse’s death led to a dramatic expansion of already flourishing armed gangs.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Innovation has always flourished when property rights are secure.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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