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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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Native turtle species like bog turtles, wood turtles, diamondback terrapins and eastern box turtles are also protected and cannot be collected or kept as pets.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Like billing insurance companies or updating electronic health records — time consuming tasks that bog therapists down.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Dredged out of the past and hinting at violent mysteries, bog bodies intrigue and haunt us.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Noun
In her hands are laminated pictures of striking red cranberry bogs fed by razor-straight water channels.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Native turtle species like bog turtles, wood turtles, diamondback terrapins and eastern box turtles are also protected and cannot be collected or kept as pets.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Like billing insurance companies or updating electronic health records — time consuming tasks that bog therapists down.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Dredged out of the past and hinting at violent mysteries, bog bodies intrigue and haunt us.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bog
Noun
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Falke will study mechanical engineering at Boston University and hopes to work in an area like protecting saltwater marshes.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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The long stretch of sand, with shallow water perfect for wading, is located on a small peninsula bordered by the saltwater marshes of Ochlockonee Bay to the west and Apalachee Bay to the east.—
Gabi De la Rosa,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Mini bars are disguised in Chinoiserie cabinets; bed heads are hand-embroidered; and the toto loo seats in the white-marble bathrooms exude a gentle heat.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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The congressman wrote that a parent filed a complaint alleging the school system violated her daughter’s civil rights under Title IX by allowing transgender students to use girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The plaintiffs stressed that the detention center had been put in a freshwater wetland near Everglades National Park, a pristine ecosystem inhabited by dozens of threatened or endangered species and not far from a Miccosukee village.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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This involved a weekslong search of the wetlands surrounding the launch site at Cape Canaveral for pieces of the booster.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
Noun
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The stadium has new bleachers, concessions, ticket buildings, restrooms and a press box with elevator access, and the players will use new team rooms and a building dedicated to weight training.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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This consists of repairing or improving lighting, ADA-accessible restrooms, elevators and escalators.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The Washington swamp keeps growing, under both Democrats and Republicans, most of whom ignore the limits our smart Founders put into our Constitution.—
John Stossel,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Sumatran orangutans live in the rainforests and swamps on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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The bedroom is now its own separate space—one that Konieczny managed to squeeze more custom storage inside—and despite having to move the shower and toilet, the bathroom is much more functional as well.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2026
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The surveillance state, coming soon to a toilet near you.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
29 May 2026
Noun
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This includes bath towels, hand towels, and shower mats, which can quickly smell musty.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
31 May 2026
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That pond was for drinking water, and others were people’s baths.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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