overgrown
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green, grown, leafy, lush, luxuriant, verdant
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Boucher had had nonpolitical issues with Paul for a while, stemming from overgrown branches crossing the line that separated their properties and branches left in Paul's yard that bothered Boucher. — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, "Rand Paul's neighbor who pleaded guilty to tackling him must be resentenced, judge says," 9 Sep. 2019 Remove dead or excessively overgrown stems, fertilize them with slow-release lawn fertilizer and begin a weekly watering regime to support the fall bloom period. — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, "Now is the time to spread wildflower seed in your San Antonio garden," 6 Sep. 2019 What does matter is the size of the glove given to color guy and former overgrown MLB puppy Jeff Francoeur. — Jon Tayler, SI.com, "MLB Is a Game of Extremes in 2019. What Does That Mean for the Sport's Future?," 3 Sep. 2019 On the West End, a golf course spectacularly sited above the ocean lies overgrown and abandoned, its once-expensive landscaping of coconut palms now leafless and dead from lack of irrigation. — Wade Graham, Smithsonian, "Why Molokai, With All Its Wonders, Is the Least Developed of Hawai’i’s Islands," 31 Aug. 2019 The blaze, which initially spewed smoke that was visible from downtown Portland, started amid overgrown blackberry bushes and trees on the site of an old driving range, Chatman said. — oregonlive.com, "4-alarm grass fire destroys 2 buildings, burns several others in NE Portland," 26 Aug. 2019 Kody tracked to a fence, and then began displaying erratic behavior around a large overgrown patch of weeds behind the fence. — Alyssa Lukpat, BostonGlobe.com, "Mass. State Police dog finds domestic violence suspect in weeds in Warren," 22 Aug. 2019 In many cases the wreckage has become part of the living reef and is overgrown with corals and sponges, inhabited by fish and crustaceans. — John Christopher Fine, sun-sentinel.com, "SS Copenhagen shipwreck home to picture-perfect artificial reef," 18 July 2019 Family, friends and concerned residents who don’t know know Cecilia but want to help have searched overgrown culverts, ditches, empty fields and parks near her home —all in vain so far. — Valeria Olivares, ExpressNews.com, "San Antonio woman’s disappearance is a mystery," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overgrown.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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