gone to seed
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The stadium’s origins date to the turn of the 20th century and a patch of land known as Agricultural Park, an aging fairgrounds gone to seed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
This Batman has gone to seed, bearded, shaggy gray hair rattling around decayed Wayne Manor until he’s roused from his torpor by the twin Flashes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
His connection with the Force has gone to seed.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2022
If they’ve gone to seed, so much the better.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
He was in his late fifties, however, and his reddish hair had been bleached almost colorless now, like a dandelion gone to seed.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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