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often attributive
: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
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Examples of marsh in a Sentence
a wide expanse of marsh
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
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In 2018, kayakers discovered the skull of a missing New Orleans woman in a watery marsh near a boat launch, CBS affiliate WWL-TV reported at the time.
—CBS News, 30 May 2024
Not coincidently, this was also the time in Southeast Florida when developers were working their way west into the Everglades, bringing newcomers -- suburbanites -- into close contact with country folks who spent their weekends at hunting or fishing camps in the marshes.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
The stories have faded as the marshes and the camps have disappeared under suburban pavements.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
The meal seemed a fitting end to my weekend in Suffolk, a place connected by its beaches and marshes and rivers, each town perfectly unhurried and untethered.
—Kate Maxwell, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsh. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
marsh
noun
: an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses and sedges
marshy
adjective
ˈmär-shē
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