grow wild
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: to grow naturally without being planted or cared for by humans
The flowers grow wild along the highway.
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To honor that momentous first step for the 51’s fortunate 100 owners, The Glenrothes has commissioned a Kintsugi artist to reassemble the column into a unique piece of art, perhaps a vase to grow an orchid like those that grow wild on The Glenrothes Estate and inspired the 51.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
This fun subculture embraces the idea of letting your lawn grow wild while expressing creativity through artistic displays and unconventional landscaping.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
For those who wish to plant and grow wild garlic themselves, seeds are also available to buy.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
These beautiful gardens, dotted with native grasses, wildflowers, and other meadow-type plants are not manicured, but rather, allowed to grow wild.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 June 2025
This fun subculture embraces the idea of letting your lawn grow wild while expressing creativity through artistic displays and unconventional landscaping.
—Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
For those who wish to plant and grow wild garlic themselves, seeds are also available to buy.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
These beautiful gardens, dotted with native grasses, wildflowers, and other meadow-type plants are not manicured, but rather, allowed to grow wild.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for grow wild
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“Grow wild.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grow%20wild. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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