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ev·er·glade | \ ˈe-vər-ˌglād 
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\Definition of everglade
: a swampy grassland especially in southern Florida usually containing saw grass and at least seasonally covered by slowly moving water
—usually used in plural
Examples of everglade in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Mercury poisoning is known to cause memory and motor coordination problems and has been shown in studies in the Florida everglades to cause reproductive problems in pumas.
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Peter Fimrite, SFChronicle.com, "Fog brings poison mercury to Santa Cruz Mountains — mountains lions are suffering," 26 Nov. 2019 Florida is overrun with Burmese pythons that irresponsible pet owners have released into the everglades, and scientists and civilians alike capture the snakes for study and sport.
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Ellen Airhart, WIRED, "These Conservationists Are Desperate to Defrost Snake Sperm," 13 Mar. 2018 The everglades are beautiful and bug-filled and absolutely spectacular.
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Arie Luyendyk Jr., PEOPLE.com, "The Bachelor: Why Arie Luyendyk Jr. Gave Krystal a Rose Despite Her 'Irrational Blow-Up'," 30 Jan. 2018 Tiffany, who played Dina in the film, had already bought a discounted Groupon ticket for a swamp tour of the New Orleans everglades.
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Jill Gutowitz, Glamour, "I've Never Loved Anything as Much as Tiffany Haddish Loves Groupon," 25 Jan. 2018 Everglades reached a semifinal but fell to Carol City.
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David Furones, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Top performers from Broward, Palm Beach teams at Dolphins 7-on-7," 18 June 2017 The committee also wanted to create a connection between the natural everglades and the port's moniker.
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Helen Wolt, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Community Appearance Awards shine light on local art," 24 May 2017 The economic effects of environmental degradation has legislators in Florida working across party lines to secure money for a large-scale effort to restore the Everglades, according to the online magazine Ozy.
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Sara Sneath, NOLA.com, "Florida, too, vying for federal money to help environment: report," 17 May 2017 Went yesterday with [the South Florida Water Management District] Python Elimination Program which removes destructive snakes that hurt the Everglades.
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CBS News, "Florida's lt. governor catches 15-foot-long python in Everglades," 16 May 2017
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everglade
nounev·er·glade | \ ˈe-vər-ˌglād \
\Kids Definition of everglade
: a swampy grassland
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The first known use of everglade was in 1823
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