marshland
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Synonyms
bog, fen, marsh, mire, moor, morass, muskeg, slough (also slew), swamp, swampland, wash, wetland
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The horse fly resurgence may come as bad news for anglers, duck hunters and other frequent visitors to Louisiana's marshlands. — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, "Biting flies mean recovery from BP oil disaster," 20 Feb. 2018 On Thursday, officials expanded their search to include the marshlands and the woods nearby. — Fox News, "Body believed to be missing North Carolina boy with autism found, FBI says," 27 Sep. 2018 The Dutch government took a shine to the idea of rewilding, introducing deer and Konik horses to a 12,300-acre parcel of marshland outside Amsterdam but failed to cull the herd in winter or introduce any predators. — Nina Sovich, WSJ, "The New Outdoor Getaway: Landscapes That Have Been ‘Rewilded’," 20 Sep. 2018 The three men involved in Sunday's deadly helicopter crash into a St. Charles Parish marshland were identified Monday (May 21) by the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office. — Littice Bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "Victims in fatal Boutte helicopter crash identified," 21 May 2018 After more than a year of watching a foreign pest eat through thousands of acres of south Louisiana marshland, government leaders now appear ready to spend some serious money to fight the problem. — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, "Fight against Louisiana's wetland plague getting $1 million boost," 16 May 2018 Rent a bicycle and enjoy miles of cycling trails through scenic villages and marshland, explore local tributaries via kayak, canoe or paddleboard or go crabbing in the bay. — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian, "The 20 Best Small Towns To Visit in 2018," 5 June 2018 The town, which is set on three ridges separated by marshland and brackish creeks, occupies roughly a square mile. — Chris Stirewalt, Fox News, "As goes Maine, so goes the nation?," 12 June 2018 Without the layers of protection of the marshland and barrier islands, Boustany says, coastal Louisiana -- and the people who live here -- become more vulnerable to increasingly powerful storms. — Gena Somra, CNN, "Louisiana's shrinking marshes signal the loss of a way of life," 6 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'marshland.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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