as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Egypt’s mummies are the most well-known, but the process can also happen naturally in places like glacier ice, desert sands and bog sludge.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Most of the activities involve strapping on a pair of old trainers and stepping into the bog.
—Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
In 2026, the Charlotte Museum of Nature opens in Freedom Park with a treetop canopy walk, owl aviary, frog bog and North American river otter habitat.
—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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They can be found in nutrient-poor environments such as bogs, swamps and acidic wetlands, where plants have had no choice but to evolve an alternative strategy for survival.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Egypt’s mummies are the most well-known, but the process can also happen naturally in places like glacier ice, desert sands and bog sludge.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Most of the activities involve strapping on a pair of old trainers and stepping into the bog.
—Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
In 2026, the Charlotte Museum of Nature opens in Freedom Park with a treetop canopy walk, owl aviary, frog bog and North American river otter habitat.
—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bog
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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