as in wetland
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
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Recent Examples of marsh
Deinosuchus could then have spread across the continent to inhabit coastal marshes on both sides of the ancient inland sea, and along North America’s Atlantic coast.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The projects include acquiring wetlands in Mississippi to protect nesting areas for birds, rebuilding reefs along Pensacola Bay in Florida and restoring about 4 square miles of marsh in Lake Borgne near New Orleans.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
There's very little room to expand the marsh because it's surrounded by homes, industry and Philadelphia International Airport.
—Laura Geller, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
That saltwater is causing parts of the Everglades marshes, often referred to as a river of grass, to collapse into open water.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
The projects include acquiring wetlands in Mississippi to protect nesting areas for birds, rebuilding reefs along Pensacola Bay in Florida and restoring about 4 square miles of marsh in Lake Borgne near New Orleans.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
There's very little room to expand the marsh because it's surrounded by homes, industry and Philadelphia International Airport.
—Laura Geller, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
That saltwater is causing parts of the Everglades marshes, often referred to as a river of grass, to collapse into open water.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
Noun
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Docent Deb Mossa will lead the 90-minute walk and will highlight the wetlands, wildlife and history of the lagoon.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Beavers have recolonized parts of the Bronx River and Staten Island, building dams and carving wetlands in places once written off as lost to development.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Her civilian followers escaped into the swamps and lost their way.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Finally, Trump should drain the swamp of troublemakers in our own political system by issuing an executive order that requires a national security review of lobbying activity on behalf of each country.—
Christopher Shays,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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