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overgrowing

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present participle of overgrow

as in proliferating

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The Evas begin proliferating across the book well before Eva Hesse (introduced to the narrator by the first Eva-employee) enters.

— Catherine G. Wagley, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
But fantasy sports, an almost quaint precursor to the instantaneous forms of gambling proliferating now, remains hugely prevalent.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

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