as in lush
covered with a thick, healthy natural growth
the trail has become so overgrown that it is nearly impassable in spots
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Recent Examples of overgrown
Liz has run out of the patience needed to look after an overgrown infant, correcting Ron’s delusion that Jay sees them as part of his family by explaining that the notion of family for their client only goes one way.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The sequence is incredibly disturbing, underlining the carelessness with which Prodigy has been treating these overgrown children.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
In many other neighborhoods, vacant houses, overgrown lots and the lack of businesses remind people of a disaster that happened before many of them were born.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 Aug. 2025
Repotting top-heavy and overgrown monsteras into larger and heavier containers can keep unwieldy plants from toppling over.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The sequence is incredibly disturbing, underlining the carelessness with which Prodigy has been treating these overgrown children.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2025
In many other neighborhoods, vacant houses, overgrown lots and the lack of businesses remind people of a disaster that happened before many of them were born.
—Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 24 Aug. 2025
Repotting top-heavy and overgrown monsteras into larger and heavier containers can keep unwieldy plants from toppling over.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overgrown
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrown
Adjective
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Plant as a complement to flowers or just enjoy a bed or container of lush foliage.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the virtuous, near-immortal elves of Lothlórien are depicted living peacefully in a realm of lush flora and elaborate tree-houses.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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A lot of grown men still have broken boys inside of them.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Father story, for instance, stars longtime Jarmusch favorite Tom Waits as a reclusive dad, living somewhere in the northeast United States, who’s visited by his grown children, played by Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Beginning around the mid-19th century, middle-class Americans began to idealize the velvety green grass of European manor houses, according to the Smithsonian Institution.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fruit Tropical and Asian fruits like durian, lychee, green mangoes and jackfruit can be found in Milwaukee's Burmese shops.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And when that fish, in turn, succumbs to the claws of a bald eagle, its DDT dense meat becomes a poisonous lunch for an oblivious bird.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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On top of being a fantastic collectible card game that's always refreshing its mechanics, the dense multiverse-building and sprawling lore, the cards themselves are traditionally gorgeous to look at.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Take advantage of high-fiber foods such as beans and leafy greens to lower acid levels and generate more saliva to help clean the teeth.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Each of the following leafy spots offers a close connection with nature, something that is sure to de-stress.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrown. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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