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Recent Examples of boggy
Here, the train rolls into one of Scotland’s most remote stations, arriving via a line built up on a raft of roots and brushwood because traditional foundations failed in the boggy ground.
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Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Don't plant hydrangeas in wet clay or a boggy spot that never dries out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
In between, travelers are granted views of vast desert landscapes and boggy bayous.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
The terrain was once too boggy and hilly for construction projects and is now protected as parkland.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
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Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Don't plant hydrangeas in wet clay or a boggy spot that never dries out.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2026
In between, travelers are granted views of vast desert landscapes and boggy bayous.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
The terrain was once too boggy and hilly for construction projects and is now protected as parkland.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggy
Adjective
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Water the seedlings and keep the soil consistently moist.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
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Just after a gentle rain, when the earth is still moist, is the best time, Vater says.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Weather service meteorologist Frank Pereira said the system that produced the storms, including high winds and hail, was moving eastward Thursday, fueled by cool air from Canada clashing with warm, humid air from the South.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Standard binder sleeves can help prevent photographs from sticking together in humid conditions, while large zip-top bags can protect albums and stacks of prints from moisture exposure.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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Wrap the scallion bunch in damp paper towels and place this in an airtight plastic bag.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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My forehead was damp with sweat.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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Symptoms include excessive sweating, clammy skin, headache, rapid pulse, rapid breathing, weakness, nausea, lightheadedness, and mood changes.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
10 Aug. 2025
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What grip the film exerts is largely down to its clammy sensory qualities: the salty humidity felt in Jordana’s compositions, the ostentatious proportions and forbidding dimness of Myrte Beltman’s production, the sweaty sallowness of one face after another.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Expect roaring fires, squashy armchairs, and hedonistic feasts.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The player lounge is divided between comfort and practicality: one side has a series of deep, squashy couches facing a projector with a giant board showing league standings next to it; behind that, a ping-pong table and then a seating area for team meals.—
Steph Yang,
The Athletic,
11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The setting is a dank New England mansion circa 1954.—
Kirk Ellis,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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But what the New Yorker writer left behind is some of the finest prose of the 20th century, focusing primarily on the eccentrics, scalawags, seamen, and other denizens of New York’s dank corners.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Texas Republican Jodey Arrington said last year in a House Ways and Means Committee hearing that the lack of water resources from Mexico has led to a $1 billion loss in irrigated crops in his state.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
9 Dec. 2025
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But this field, which gives up three cuttings of irrigated alfalfa in a good year, has an almost perfect arrangement of cover, feed, and water.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
20 Nov. 2025
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“Boggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggy. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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