overgrow

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We moved on to his backyard, where mi tío had trimmed hedges that the previous owner let overgrow.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023

He will be checking on certain energetic perennials that his compositions rely on: Without editing, they will overgrow their territories, throwing off the weight of a design.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

People who take high doses of antibiotics tend to lose many of their normal gut bacteria, allowing a naturally antibiotic-resistant species called Clostridium difficile to overgrow and cause severe gastric problems, especially chronic diarrhea.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The vines of a single zucchini or butternut squash can easily overgrow your entire raised bed.

From Salon • May 22, 2022

Where the soil is not deep enough for trees to root securely, bushes and heathers overgrow the ground, and compete with their bell-shaped blossoms for the coveted favour of bees and butterflies.

From Science in Arcady by Allen, Grant