overgrow

verb

Definition of overgrownext
as in to proliferate

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Recent Examples of overgrow 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 That expanse could be tied thematically to steps leading to a high upper terrace in the back of the property, The terrace has expansive canyon views but has long been overgrown by brush. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 Other homes seemed to be abandoned—partially collapsed and overgrown with weeds. — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for overgrow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
  1. proliferate
  2. shoot up
  3. thrive
  4. flourish
  5. luxuriate
Verb
  • Photograph: Anna Barclay/Getty Images Commercial quadcopters have been on the mainstream gadget scene for 15 years, proliferating across industries and among hobbyists.
    — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Misinformation has proliferated and the conversation has become quite adversarial.
    — Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of proliferate
Verb
  • This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • At Maxwell Park wine bar in Shaw, owner Brent Kroll isn't just worried about one of his popular French reds shooting up from $15 to $40 a glass.
    — Anna Spiegel, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of shoot up
Verb
  • There’s a set of plastic planters that look like ceramic pots, each with a drainage hole and saucer to keep your container gardens thriving.
    — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • What separates thriving marriages from struggling ones isn’t the absence of difficulty, but the willingness to face hard truths and work through them together.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of thrive
Verb
  • After more than 30 years, Wimberley Glassworks still flourishes and its gallery is bursting with color—plates in kaleidoscopic shades, delicate pieces glowing brightly on tables, sculptures fanning out in rainbows over the walls, as if outraged by the white paint.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
  • When these elements come together seamlessly, both flourish.
    — Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Definition of flourish
Verb
  • The field of nominees is stacked this year, from Oscar frontrunners Timothée Chalamet and Demi Moore in the film acting categories, to the surprises, including Pamela Anderson for The Last Showgirl and Jonathan Bailey for Wicked, and all the TV noms that the Oscars don't get to luxuriate in.
    — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The song drips with pungent blue notes, but Flack — singing over a jazz combo at a ponderous tempo — finds a way to luxuriate in the melody, bending the lyrics enough to make any fan perk up.
    — Ben Sisario, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Definition of luxuriate

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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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