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Recent Examples of overgrow
Forests have become tinderboxes overgrown with trees, shrubs, and other fuels due to lack of maintenance and decades of fire suppression—to the point where 80 million acres are in need of restoration.
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Indeed, overgrowing mutant clones in mice have been seen to revert to normal growth, as Jones and a co-author describe in the 2023 Annual Review of Cancer Biology.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
Photos show a few of these stone ruins, partially overgrown by the rainforest.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Indeed, overgrowing mutant clones in mice have been seen to revert to normal growth, as Jones and a co-author describe in the 2023 Annual Review of Cancer Biology.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
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.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2025
Photos show a few of these stone ruins, partially overgrown by the rainforest.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
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As smartphones, gaming, and social media proliferate globally, there is a need for an equally global conversation about what social sustainability means for technology companies.—
Mary Johnstone-Louis,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Deepfakes have already proliferated portraying presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, among many other public figures.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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By this year, the total had shot up to more than $1,400, the result of rising costs of living in what was already one of the nation’s most expensive cities.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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In just one month, it’s shot up a whopping 65%, climbing from around $1,400 in early April to over $2,300 now.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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This perennial Mediterranean herb thrives in hot, dry sites.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 May 2025
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Healthy co-parenting relationships can increase the odds of children thriving, and Angel seems to be doing just that, according to the singer.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
16 May 2025
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Anyway, Trump’s family businesses are flourishing during – and thanks to – his second term as president.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Some players just flourish in the right situations.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Its story is pure Final Fantasy, luxuriating in its melodrama; its systems come together like a greatest hits album of modern RPG design.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vulture,
24 Apr. 2025
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During these precious moments, there is opportunity to luxuriate in pre-sleep rituals that may include a warm bath surrounded by candlelights, a sleepy girl mocktail before bed as well as meditation and journaling to empty one’s thoughts.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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