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Recent Examples of boggy
Experts believe the prior surveys likely failed because the boggy landscape was first forested in the 19th century, then recently cleared.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Introduction In a tournament compromised by wet weather and therefore boggy pitches, hosts West Germany were not overwhelmingly popular winners.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Plants thrive in moist soil, and unlike other magnolias, sweet bay tolerates wet, boggy conditions, heavy clay, and salt.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
August is the rainy season, and the countryside was boggy.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
Introduction In a tournament compromised by wet weather and therefore boggy pitches, hosts West Germany were not overwhelmingly popular winners.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Plants thrive in moist soil, and unlike other magnolias, sweet bay tolerates wet, boggy conditions, heavy clay, and salt.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 June 2025
August is the rainy season, and the countryside was boggy.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggy
Adjective
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Canned pineapple makes this carrot cake wonderfully sweet and moist.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The warmth and heavy saturation of these paint colors can make an already humid environment, like a bathroom, feel extra muggy, especially with certain types of lighting.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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This structure enhances polarization and draws in even more water, strengthening the material’s ability to generate electricity under humid conditions.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Rinse it off with a soft, damp cloth.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
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Just apply with a damp microfiber cloth, avoiding soaking the control panels.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These include difficulty breathing, chest pain, fainting or signs of shock such as confusion and clammy skin.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lovell was supposed to be the fifth man to walk on the moon on that mission, but instead, the astronauts barely survived, spending four cold and clammy days in the cramped lunar module as a lifeboat.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Its restaurant, Roxy Bar, sits beneath an eight-story-high skylight and is packed with squashy leather armchairs upon which to luxuriate and dine.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Expect roaring fires, squashy armchairs, and hedonistic feasts.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Coffee makers can get very dank and moldy.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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To watch his dank, brooding studies in social collapse, most of them filmed in long, loping black-and-white takes, is to embark on an oddly luxuriant descent into Purgatory.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Coachella, which is hosted at an irrigated polo field surrounded by desert, is particularly susceptible.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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Roughly 650 acres of irrigated farmland and pasture is contracted out for hay production and cattle grazing.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Boggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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