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overgrowing

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Some of the castles are in ruins and are almost hidden by the overgrowing ivy.

At that time the relatives go to the To-hp-ki and cut from around it the overgrowing grass.

Also it brushed a clump of ivy overgrowing the lintel, and shook down about half an ounce of powdery dust into my hair and eyes.

Still this dwarfing effect is always well marked, this result being shown by the overgrowing of the cion.

This whole countryside is a ruined waste—villages destroyed, weeds overgrowing everything; and no inhabitants except troops.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to overgrowing, such as: beset, choke, deluge, inundate, invade, and overflow.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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