as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
much of the county's swampland was drained for agriculture
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Recent Examples of swampland
The town's natural swamplands appear to have been subsumed by the storm's torrential rain, covering much of the terrain in shallow, standing water.
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NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
In South Carolina’s Lowcountry, a home in Bluffton has become an alligator’s paradise as floodwaters have turned Adrienne LeBlanc’s yard into an inviting swampland.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
So that’s where our stories converge, in the swamplands of the Deep South along the Mississippi river where cotton was king and racial violence was common.
—Keyaira Kelly, refinery29.com, 19 June 2024
Native American tribes cultivated the swampland, coexisting with land, spirit and water.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 25 June 2024
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NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
In South Carolina’s Lowcountry, a home in Bluffton has become an alligator’s paradise as floodwaters have turned Adrienne LeBlanc’s yard into an inviting swampland.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024
So that’s where our stories converge, in the swamplands of the Deep South along the Mississippi river where cotton was king and racial violence was common.
—Keyaira Kelly, refinery29.com, 19 June 2024
Native American tribes cultivated the swampland, coexisting with land, spirit and water.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 25 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for swampland
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swampland
Noun
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Medaka–aka the Japanese rice fish–are only about 1.4 inches long and can be found in rice paddies, ponds, marshes, quiet streams, and tide pools in Japan.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2025
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This popular park is known for its diverse landscapes, from bald cypress swamps and maritime forests to tidal marshes.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
17 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The footprints took the deputies through a field, a wooded area and then to the edge of a swamp.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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And this is the conundrum that every would be drainer of swamps must face.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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In addition, flamingos are increasingly being reported in the shallow treatment wetlands created along the northern fringe of the Everglades.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Nestled among 100 acres of wetlands in Snake River Canyon, there are six pools fed by hot springs scattered throughout the park, including a kids-only pool.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Swampland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swampland. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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