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
Coastal marshes similarly reduce erosion, buffer storm surges and support fisheries.
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Eric Palkovacs,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Marshy has over eight miles of trails through marshes and coastal forest adjacent to Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks.
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Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2026
Concerns of a serial killer first emerged in late 2010 after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old woman who placed panicked 911 calls from the Oak Beach community before vanishing into the surrounding marsh.
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Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Eric Palkovacs,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
Marshy has over eight miles of trails through marshes and coastal forest adjacent to Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks.
—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2026
Concerns of a serial killer first emerged in late 2010 after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old woman who placed panicked 911 calls from the Oak Beach community before vanishing into the surrounding marsh.
—
Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
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Instead, the idea is to lock in preservation protections for the 17,000 acres of wetlands surrounding the facility.
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The land where the Lincoln Memorial sits used to be mudflats and wetlands, but now its Reflecting Pool became home to a historically large algae bloom filled with jagged clumps of blue industrial paint.
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Air quality officials also recommend using an air purifier if available and avoiding the use of whole-house fans or swamp coolers that can draw outdoor air inside.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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