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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The property required full refurbishment, and the outdoor space, while generous, was wildly overgrown and housed a pungent swamp infested with mosquitoes.
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Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
Reduce Sheltering Spots Cozy shelters attract opossums, so trim tall grasses, prune back overgrown shrubs and trees, and remove brush or log piles.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
But projections show that more people in the coming years — those who live near the coast, in overgrown forests, or in paths of destruction like tornado alley — may be forced to relocate.
—Joseph Lee, Vox, 17 Sep. 2024
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Momma (Halle Berry) has kept her young fraternal twins Samuel (Anthony B. Jenkins) and Nolan (Percy Daggs IV) hidden away in her parents’ remote, rustic cabin in the overgrown wilderness.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
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Busola Evans, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2024
Reduce Sheltering Spots Cozy shelters attract opossums, so trim tall grasses, prune back overgrown shrubs and trees, and remove brush or log piles.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024
But projections show that more people in the coming years — those who live near the coast, in overgrown forests, or in paths of destruction like tornado alley — may be forced to relocate.
—Joseph Lee, Vox, 17 Sep. 2024
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Momma (Halle Berry) has kept her young fraternal twins Samuel (Anthony B. Jenkins) and Nolan (Percy Daggs IV) hidden away in her parents’ remote, rustic cabin in the overgrown wilderness.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrown. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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