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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 visual opens with a scene of a grey, dystopian city in ruins, with thunder cracking and ominous black birds soaring over crumbling buildings overgrown with vegetation.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 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 visual opens with a scene of a grey, dystopian city in ruins, with thunder cracking and ominous black birds soaring over crumbling buildings overgrown with vegetation.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Nov. 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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Nestled in these cloistered reaches, hippie spiritual communes proliferated, along with their secret gardens.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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With demand for power growing, especially with data centers proliferating, Mrvan wants to ensure there’s more energy generated to lower costs.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Sunlight The string of hearts plant thrives in medium to bright indirect light, says Amanda Rodriguez, plant expert and the marketing and graphic design lead at the Plant Stand.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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At a moment when young American men face unprecedented challenges, fraternities offer exactly the structured community many need to thrive.—
Anthony V. Mack,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Scam centers proliferating as criminal gangs flout laws In Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, a failure to consistently enforce laws against human trafficking, labor abuses and criminal activities have allowed cyber-scam centers to flourish despite occasional crackdowns, the report noted.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Learning to harness the power of flame is arguably our most monumental technological breakthrough as a species—one that allowed Homo sapiens to flourish across the planet.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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