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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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The Windows maker has enjoyed decades as an entrenched tech giant, leading the 365 productivity tools to proliferate throughout the government.—
Ryan Whitwam,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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But just before moving pictures started to proliferate in their nickelodeon infancy, the Shuberts saw an opportunity in the legitimate theater and grabbed it.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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If Thursday’s consumer price index report, which showed prices actually dipping month on month and core inflation dropping to the lowest since 2021, had been released prior to the tariff chaos unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump, stocks would probably have shot up.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
11 Apr. 2025
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Some won't bloom the first year, others may shoot up and require staking.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Thunder have thrived against their conference rivals, posting a 36-13 mark.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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After some growing pains to cap the regular season, the trio thrived in the playoffs.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The sanctification of Lee and other Confederate leaders, in turn, pushed the complexities of the surrender and of the Civil War era into the shadows, allowing the myth of Appomattox to flourish for more than a century.—
Made by History,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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This holistic approach to family wellness reflects Kerr's commitment to creating products that nurture both body and business and prove that when personal values align with professional vision, both can flourish together.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Cozy Earth Cozy Earth makes some of our favorite bedding around—the brand’s silky soft bamboo sheets and duvet cover are a must-have for luxuriating on weekend mornings.—
Sarah Felbin,
SELF,
10 Mar. 2025
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Maybe the aristocratic lifestyle has allowed Roquefort to luxuriate in gender apathy.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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