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Recent Examples of overgrow
At least one city program also ignited robust neighborhood criticism when 133 trees in the leafy Oakmont subdivision were razed last summer in a city-wide drive to remove trees whose roots were overgrown.
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John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Its iron gates remained open and unguarded, the courtyard overgrown and prowled by dogs.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
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.
—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
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John Tuohy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Its iron gates remained open and unguarded, the courtyard overgrown and prowled by dogs.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
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This comes as non-financial risks – including cyber, IT, third-party and operational risks – continue to proliferate.—
David Parker,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Advertisement Read More: These U.S. Companies Are Not Ditching DEI Amid Trump’s Crackdown Christian firms continued to proliferate throughout the 20th century.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
Verb
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When President Barack Obama took office in 2009, this figure shot up to 63%.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The producer price index for July shot up 0.9% on the month, higher than the Dow Jones estimate of a 0.2% gain.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To thrive, professionals will need to position themselves as fundamentally different.—
ByMike Saunders,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Fungus thrives in warm, moist areas, so having your sweaty feet stuffed inside shoes and socks all day can create an ideal environment for fungus to grow.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Conversely, Canada’s tourism industry has been flourishing, with many visitors opting for the country as an alternative to the U.S.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Roughly 20,000 fans showed up to watch seven comedians perform D&D, with a few rock show flourishes — like gouts of butane fire around the stage to simulate the wrath of the dragon Kalvaxis, the big villain of the night.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Sony and Microsoft and the PC world can keep playing the cutting-edge hardware competition while Nintendo luxuriates in its bizarre boutique silo, unbothered, moisturized, in its lane, consistently content with winning its own solo race.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Moving off the wintery soundstage used in Season 2, the cast returned to the wilderness where Krueger luxuriated in another change: his beard.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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