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Recent Examples of overgrow
The floodplain is currently overgrown with invasive shrub and vine species, which limits its wildlife and pollinator value and its ability to provide key ecosystem services, including erosion control and water filtration.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Even when one homeowner prepares for a wildfire, their house may still be vulnerable if a neighbor's property is overgrown and starts to burn, because the powerful radiant heat can ignite nearby structures.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 June 2025
A couple of years ago, the tree collapsed, on account of disease, and now, amid birdsong and leaf-whisper, the concentric circles of stones, shifted by roots and overgrown with moss, have become a memorial to the organism that once supported them.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025
Lawns were overgrown; the historic chapel, which was built in 1913, by the firm that had just done Grand Central Terminal, was derelict.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Even when one homeowner prepares for a wildfire, their house may still be vulnerable if a neighbor's property is overgrown and starts to burn, because the powerful radiant heat can ignite nearby structures.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 June 2025
A couple of years ago, the tree collapsed, on account of disease, and now, amid birdsong and leaf-whisper, the concentric circles of stones, shifted by roots and overgrown with moss, have become a memorial to the organism that once supported them.
—Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 4 July 2025
Lawns were overgrown; the historic chapel, which was built in 1913, by the firm that had just done Grand Central Terminal, was derelict.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
Verb
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As hunger proliferates through Gaza, several New York City restaurants and bars are stepping up to help support Palestinians.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Facebook groups, which had proliferated organically over the past few years to serve essentially the same purpose.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
28 July 2025
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But after The Late Show was unexpectedly cancelled by CBS, viewership for the show has shot up.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The price of olive oil shot up by 50% in Europe in January 2024 after a prolonged drought across Italy and Spain in 2022 and 2023, while one of the most severe droughts that Mexico has faced over the last decade also led to a 20% increase in fruit and vegetable prices that month.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Companies that thrive will treat cybersecurity as a catalyst for innovation, embedding trust and resilience into every digital initiative.—
Paresh Sagar,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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As for Jovic, the challenge is staying healthy and carving out a consistent role in the Heat’s rotation after beginning last season as a starter, then being completely moved out of the rotation, and ultimately thriving in a sixth man role off the bench during the back half of the season.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Active learners flourish as those who have learned fall behind.—
Chip Bell,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Thousands of varieties of orchids flourish in the greenhouse, while subtropical trees, palms, and low hedges highlight the property’s layout.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
11 July 2025
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The episode luxuriates in shading in different aspects of Syd’s personality.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 July 2025
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Trump is openly envious of oil-rich Gulf States and the leaders who luxuriate in opulent grandeur, while free to repress anyone in their countries who complains about all that.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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