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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water got a shoe stuck in the bog

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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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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.

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