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Recent Examples of overgrow
The organization also recommends that the inside of their enclosure be lined with absorbent bedding, as hamsters tend to chew on things to keep their teeth from overgrowing.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The landscaping was overgrown, poorly maintained, and a fire hazard, so Nureed chose low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plans.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Trees that have overgrown their space require pruning every two to three years.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
Unless the shrub is overgrown for the site, very little pruning is needed.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
The landscaping was overgrown, poorly maintained, and a fire hazard, so Nureed chose low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plans.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 11 Sep. 2024
Trees that have overgrown their space require pruning every two to three years.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2024
Unless the shrub is overgrown for the site, very little pruning is needed.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrow
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From housing to food, this trend of declining quality has proliferated chronically across our economy.—
Gabriela Hearst,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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View Comments Tourist apartments have proliferated in Spain, one of the world’s leading tourism destinations, especially on the country’s Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, and in cities like Barcelona and Madrid.—
Al Goodman,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s meme coin shot up after its launch Friday, from about $6.50 to $75 on Sunday, according to data from Coingecko.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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After hovering around $6 billion annually, the number shot up to more than $21 billion in October, following the passage of a major infrastructure law, a climate technology law and a bill to promote semiconductor production.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Since then, Bhutan has thrived by shunning outside influence.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Today, her children are thriving at our Passages Charter School, a school on the city’s North Side.—
Chris Shue,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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Critically, technical fluency in AI is not a requirement to meaningfully influence AI culture – a growth mindset and adaptability to change will create an environment for AI applications to flourish.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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And Daboll has struggled to flourish as the New York Giants head coach.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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Fort Worth, a pleasantly compact city in comparison to its sprawling neighbor, Dallas, turns an overnight stay into an opportunity to immerse yourself in Texan culture while luxuriating in the finer things in life.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes,
21 Nov. 2024
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The 90-minute set kicked off with a cinematic video of Carpenter luxuriating in a bubble bath.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American-Statesman,
29 Oct. 2024
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“Overgrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrow. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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