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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
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
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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.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024
The stories have faded as the marshes and the camps have disappeared under suburban pavements.
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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.
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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 10 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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