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as in tangle
something that catches and holds
advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass
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Recent Examples of morass
And then, in 2010, Inna died without any children or a will, leaving behind a morass of 20,000 books, manuscripts, files and correspondence in their cluttered Bronx apartment.
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Joseph Berger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
While the city is at a crossroads, the job of mayor is shrinking, and with it the likelihood that bold and competent future leadership can lift Chicago from a historic morass.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The legal morass created by this scheme doesn't end there.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
There's this huge morass of gray that both Mark and Cecil [Walton Goggins], and most of our characters, exist in.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Berger, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
While the city is at a crossroads, the job of mayor is shrinking, and with it the likelihood that bold and competent future leadership can lift Chicago from a historic morass.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
The legal morass created by this scheme doesn't end there.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
There's this huge morass of gray that both Mark and Cecil [Walton Goggins], and most of our characters, exist in.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morass
Noun
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Other experimental drugs have targeted the tau tangles, a different protein that builds up inside nerve cells.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
30 May 2025
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Despite the sleek design of modern gadgets and the rise of wireless solutions, both businesses and consumers still live in a frustrating tangle of cables.—
Mark Vena,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Hadi bookmarks this at the end, with a lilting shot of Lamia peering into the marshes.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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Pack light but smart: Bring layers for the mountains, a swimsuit for the coast, and bug spray for the marshes. Eat local: Skip the chains.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2025
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The bagless self-empty base can hold up to 60 days of dirt and debris, and HEPA filtration traps 99.97% of allergens.—
& John Mihaly,
PC Magazine,
27 May 2025
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Some gardeners will plant zinnias as a trap crop, hoping to distract beetles from their prized roses.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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In Louisiana, alligators live mostly along the state’s coastal marshes but also can be found in its canals, bayous, rivers and swamps.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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From swamp to salinity In Western Australia, sediment cores from the beds of Lake Aerodrome, Gastropod Lake and Prado Lake reveal how long-term drying can change the ecology of a region.—
Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Instead of being clubbed with China, Russia and the Western powers, India was in a terrifying new quagmire.—
Mujib Mashal,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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On Monday, Trump grew angry at the questions of an ethical quagmire, including whether Qatar expected anything in exchange for the donation of the jetliner.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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Salton Sea: In the May 25 California section, an article about efforts to create new wetlands at the Salton Sea referred to double-crested cormorants as double-breasted cormorants.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Or the new bridge could host floating wetlands that could filter pollutants, like the ones installed at Baltimore’s National Aquarium nearby.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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This particular one was modeled after the labyrinth in the Chartres Cathedral and dedicated to John-Roger after his death.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The giant spreads his arms to gesture at the labyrinth of pages, then throws his head back in cackling laughter.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
13 May 2025
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However, these systems become organizational quicksand in volatile environments where exceptions become the rule.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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From sticky asphalt graves to dinosaur-eating quicksand, these sites reveal how nature sometimes sets its own snares, and how life—on a mass scale—meets its end.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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