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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overgrew
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Eclipse Planning Resources Since 2017, online resources for eclipse planners have proliferated.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025 -
Although many Americans are only just beginning to take notice, indoor climbing gyms have steadily proliferated ever since.—
Kelli María Korducki,
HubSpot,
17 Oct. 2025
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While Monster luxuriated in Gein’s unraveling mind, showcasing his otherness with sequences of Gein dancing with spinning chainsaws and posing in his skin suit, Devil in Disguise is all the more effective for emphasizing Gacy’s ability to go unnoticed.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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His Lorenz Hart is a lost soul of New York, an artist who couldn’t have flourished—or fallen—anywhere else.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Their returners, too, have improved while the chemistry of the team has flourished.—
Chase Gemes,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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For 120 years, Variety has thrived because of the talent and leadership of the award-winning and gifted journalists in our newsroom and on our publishing teams.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The 28-year-old catcher filled in for an All-Star catcher and has thrived in his moment this postseason when given opportunities, going three-for-seven with a double and two runs for Los Angeles.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Of all the fandoms, the Swifties have persevered and prospered.—
Choire Sicha,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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This boom also led to the rise of the Indian middle class, and urban centers such as Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune prospered thanks to the IT industry.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Overgrew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overgrew. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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