morass

noun

mə-ˈras How to pronounce morass (audio)
Definition of morassnext
1
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 Infrastructure costs and decreasing water sales left the authority with a budget morass and few options but to keep piling on big rate increases. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2026 Though many might assume that the FDA is right on top of the morass of AI apps that claim to provide mental health or well-being advisement, this is decidedly not the case. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026 These elements and more could help move the needle on the nation’s housing morass. — Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 In 2019, a mysterious post took off on 4chan, that ever-churning morass of anonymous commentary and internet peculiarities. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for morass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morass
  1. tangle
  2. marsh
  3. trap
  4. wetland
  5. quagmire
  6. swamp
  7. labyrinth
  8. quicksand
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  • The delicately striated crystal floated up from its tangle of purple moss, rotating slowly before Rey snapped her full concentration toward it, holding it firmly in the air and between her two outstretched hands.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 27 July 2026
  • Advertisement At the very center of its tangle of experiences and identities, objectives and conflicts, is Alice.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of tangle
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  • During this time, bogs, marshes, and other wetlands, historically seen as disease-ridden and deleterious to human health, were reevaluated by scientists and conservationists as valuable wildlife habitats.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • When the boat leaves the shallow saw grass marshes for a 90-foot-deep natural sinkhole called Gator Lake, get your camera ready.
    — Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of marsh
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  • Standard eradication methods — such as passive traps, genetic modification, species sterilization, and chemical insecticides — all carry limitations, environmental risks, or health hazards for humans and pets.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • The episode opened with Cole and his remaining Greens falling into a trap set by young Lord Oscar Tully (Archie Barnes) and Lord Roderick Dustin (Tommy Flanagan) that saw a host of Rivermen play dead in order to lure their enemy into battle.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 27 July 2026
Definition of trap
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  • The essence of the park’s design focuses on preserving wetlands and adding visually low-impact architecture, according to Brown.
    — Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
  • The trail off that parking lot is wooded and crosses miles of wetlands and river swamp with multiple bridges and places where people can fish, canoe, and kayak.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026
Definition of wetland
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  • Trump enters an uncertain moment in an Iran war threatening to become a quagmire.
    — Daniela Suarez, NBC news, 21 July 2026
  • Such interpretations help sustain a story that still feels like a reinterpretation of the original series, providing outlets for original thought in a quagmire of iteration.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
Definition of quagmire
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  • Georgia's vast Okefenokee Swamp is filled with alligators like this one in the swamp's Chesser Prairie area.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of swamp
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  • Nor must Morocco contend with California’s labyrinth of zoning, lawsuits, and YIMBY-NIMBY politics.
    — Joe Mathews, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • It’s written on a stone plinth at the base of one of the labyrinth’s dense trees.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Definition of labyrinth
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  • The Moon may not be coated by miles-deep quicksand, but it is covered with countless microscopic knives.
    — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026
  • Don’t fall into the quicksand of using AI as a replacement for your own mental engagement.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 June 2026
Definition of quicksand

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