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
Keep It Tidy When working with a small yard, the house can easily start to look overgrown if the elements get too tall or heavy—particularly if the house is on the smaller side.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
No staging, no seating, just an ancient shell and pockets of overgrown grass.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Renewal pruning is another beneficial technique—cutting back overgrown stems to remove barriers preventing light from reaching inner branches.
—Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
In 2015, an Angolan company called the Omatapalo Group bought the property, then overgrown and wild with disuse, made extensive renovations, and turned over management to Angolan hotel company OnTour, which opened Mumba Lodge in May 2025.
—Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
No staging, no seating, just an ancient shell and pockets of overgrown grass.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Renewal pruning is another beneficial technique—cutting back overgrown stems to remove barriers preventing light from reaching inner branches.
—Emily Leahy, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
In 2015, an Angolan company called the Omatapalo Group bought the property, then overgrown and wild with disuse, made extensive renovations, and turned over management to Angolan hotel company OnTour, which opened Mumba Lodge in May 2025.
—Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrown
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And why in the world would anyone composing after the Second World War reëmbrace the long-irrelevant late-Romantic idiom of Puccini and Strauss, with its lush harmonies, rich orchestration, and powerful melodies?—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Eco effort The most impressive part of the property is its lush landscaping.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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As its 20-minute ovation showed, there is certainly an appetite for a new kind of gay love story this year at Cannes, where Jordan Firstman’s similarly disarming Club Kid left grown women in tears.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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Natalie Decker is a grown adult.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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There is not really a flushing toilet system, this is more festival style and not for everyone but a small price to pay for flexing your green credentials back at home over dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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As a state legislator, Rob Bonta lobbied for the California Energy Commission to award grant money for a green energy project to Viridis, a company run by the Duongs and their business partner, Mario Juarez, who is the FBI’s star witness.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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Plants form a dense tuft of stiff grass-like foliage.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
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Along the way, the grade grows dramatically, temperatures drop, and the views and climate zones shift from dense forest to alpine tundra.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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According to @zsneakerheadz and Sneaker Market Romania, the upcoming Air Foamposite One Realtree Camo will feature a Pink Grapefruit/Pink Grapefruit/Black colorway which is expected to feature a pink backdrop covered in the leafy tree print.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
23 May 2026
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Resembling a pair of interlocking white cubes, the structure strikes a provocative pose on its leafy suburban lot.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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“Overgrown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrown. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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