as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
The uniquely close relationship between the U.S. and Lithuania was illustrated in a March accident, when four U.S. soldiers were killed after their armored vehicle sank into a bog during a training exercise.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
There’s a place where both of those come together as one; where green fairways mosey up against beautiful cranberry bogs; where farmers do their thing for the good of that crop right next to golfers focusing on working toward their best round.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
The varied landscapes of the park, which includes those dramatic dunes, prairies, bogs, and marshes, is home to at least 350 different species of birds.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
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Along the boardwalk leading across the bog from the archaeological site back to the visitor center, Colbourne paused at a giant two-piece sculpture looming like an arch above the path.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 Mar. 2025
The uniquely close relationship between the U.S. and Lithuania was illustrated in a March accident, when four U.S. soldiers were killed after their armored vehicle sank into a bog during a training exercise.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2025
There’s a place where both of those come together as one; where green fairways mosey up against beautiful cranberry bogs; where farmers do their thing for the good of that crop right next to golfers focusing on working toward their best round.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
The varied landscapes of the park, which includes those dramatic dunes, prairies, bogs, and marshes, is home to at least 350 different species of birds.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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