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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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Shorten is passionate about these woodlands, moors, and peaty bogs in a way that serves to heighten your own experience of being there.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
N’Awlins and Tyler Shough have been better than awful lately, though, while Jets have remained in that bog.
—Greg Cote
december 18, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
One mile bogs, raging Rivers, waterfalls, huge waves, giant peaks, cliffs, on and on and on.
—Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
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The royal corpse was removed from the church and sunk in a bog, and a stake was run through its chest.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Shorten is passionate about these woodlands, moors, and peaty bogs in a way that serves to heighten your own experience of being there.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
N’Awlins and Tyler Shough have been better than awful lately, though, while Jets have remained in that bog.
—Greg Cote
december 18, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
One mile bogs, raging Rivers, waterfalls, huge waves, giant peaks, cliffs, on and on and on.
—Outside Online, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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