wetland
noun
wet·land
ˈwet-ˌland 
-lənd
: land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered often intermittently with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture
—usually used in plural
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the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development
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Clocking in at 3,200 square feet and surrounded by 1,100 acres of wetlands, grasses, and native prairie wildflowers, the almost-ranch-style house is distinctly boxy and sprawls across the property.
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AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
This sanctuary consists of roughly 24 acres of wetlands, grasslands and forest.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
Generally safe from hunting and egg collection, their biggest threat—loss of wetlands—persists.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Together with remnant wetlands, protected nature reserves and archaeological ruins being reclaimed by nature, these sites create corridors of largely uninterrupted green space that snake from the surrounding countryside through the suburbs and into the city center.
—Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
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AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
This sanctuary consists of roughly 24 acres of wetlands, grasslands and forest.
—Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
Generally safe from hunting and egg collection, their biggest threat—loss of wetlands—persists.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Together with remnant wetlands, protected nature reserves and archaeological ruins being reclaimed by nature, these sites create corridors of largely uninterrupted green space that snake from the surrounding countryside through the suburbs and into the city center.
—Krista Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2025
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“Wetland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wetland. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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wetland
noun
wet·land
ˈwet-ˌland
: land or areas (as marshes or swamps) having much soil moisture
—usually used in plural
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