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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
grow
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The creamy yellow flowers grew in profusion on the slopes of an old railway embankment.
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On the way Olive Williams pointed out snowdrops which had naturalised and were growing in profusion .
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The water hyacinth grows in profusion and tends to choke up the local rivers.
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Late bluebells grew in profusion on the tumbled remains of the great mound.
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Corn marigolds grew in profusion forming yellow strips in the oat fields.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Above the sink, ivy had burrowed its way through the walls and was now spreading in profusion towards the ceiling.
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I had seen some before, but never in such profusion .
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Just now with the flowers it is a profusion of colour and our cemetery leaves nothing to be desired.
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Many experienced speakers mar their conversations as well as their orations with a profusion of ums and ers which distract attention.
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Now, Taheb had set it with large earthenware tubs, from which a profusion of tall dark-green plants grew.
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The Gorbals produced flyweight boxers and hard drinkers in profusion in the 1930s, and Lynch died there 6 August 1946.
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The maps of tomography, anti-continents at the core-mantle boundary and hot-spot plumes presented a monumental profusion of ideas.
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While the relatively tame pace accounts for a profusion of retirees, it apparently also suits many younger families.