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
Sprawling mangroves, endless sawgrass marshes, and towering pine flatwoods stretch as far as the eye can see.
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
The potential environmental hazards also bleed into other aspects of Everglades life, including a robust tourism industry where hikers walk trails and explore the marshes on airboats, said Floridians for Public Lands founder Jessica Namath, who attended the protest.
—Makiya Seminera, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
At the same time, Louisiana’s marshes are eroding, and its coastline is fraying.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Part of the iris family, this plant likes moist to average soil and is generally found in marshes, damp woods, and on stream banks and slopes in zones 4a-9b.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
The potential environmental hazards also bleed into other aspects of Everglades life, including a robust tourism industry where hikers walk trails and explore the marshes on airboats, said Floridians for Public Lands founder Jessica Namath, who attended the protest.
—Makiya Seminera, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
At the same time, Louisiana’s marshes are eroding, and its coastline is fraying.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Part of the iris family, this plant likes moist to average soil and is generally found in marshes, damp woods, and on stream banks and slopes in zones 4a-9b.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
Noun
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The park protects over 2,000 acres of longleaf pine forest, wetlands, and limestone springs, and its trails offer quiet, shaded walks year-round.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Most of his property was within 150 feet of the pond shoreline, the current wetlands boundary, which meant that extensive alterations would require a time-consuming variance application.—
Andrew Rice,
Curbed,
26 June 2025
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That was soon followed by airborne training and then Ranger school, a notoriously grueling nine-week program that includes three weeks each at Fort Benning, in the mountains of Georgia, and in the swamps of Florida.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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The detention camp will place thousands of immigrants in wire cages in a humidity-intense swamp that is all but inaccessible to hospital ambulances, and where the summertime heat index can soar above 100 degrees.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 July 2025
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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