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Recent Examples of boggy
Peatlands are a boggy ecosystem that despite covering only 3 percent of the earth's land surface, contain more carbon than all of the planet's forests combined and play a vital role in water regulation; retaining and gradually releasing water.
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Andrew Wight, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
But the West Highland Way is also steeped in natural beauty, from its scattered and steep Munros to its torrid rivers and boggy grasslands.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Volunteers with the Ancient Forest Alliance built and maintain the short-but-rugged trail that traverses the grove’s boggy bottom.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
In a boggy uterus, the organ is enlarged and tender, which can cause pain in the lower abdomen and back.6
Another common sign of adenomyosis is infertility.
—Jess Sims, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
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Andrew Wight, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
But the West Highland Way is also steeped in natural beauty, from its scattered and steep Munros to its torrid rivers and boggy grasslands.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Volunteers with the Ancient Forest Alliance built and maintain the short-but-rugged trail that traverses the grove’s boggy bottom.
—Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
In a boggy uterus, the organ is enlarged and tender, which can cause pain in the lower abdomen and back.6
Another common sign of adenomyosis is infertility.
—Jess Sims, Health, 26 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boggy
Adjective
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Keep the soil moist and maintain a 2- to 3-inch mulch layer to encourage more blooms by the end of summer.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Put together a basic emergency kit with water and shelf-stable foods for up to a week, flashlights, backup batteries, a first-aid kit and moist towelettes.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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The outdoor market is held year-round, but Florida weather from March through October is hot and humid.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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Hot, humid air will push into the Kansas City area, bringing summer-like weather to the metro, according to the National Weather Service.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Part of the iris family, this plant likes moist to average soil and is generally found in marshes, damp woods, and on stream banks and slopes in zones 4a-9b.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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Most of World Cup 1954 was not to his liking, but in the final week the temperatures cooled, and the final was played on a damp day.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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People often ignore signs that their body is not adjusting to the heat, such as clammy skin and disorientation.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
31 May 2025
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The first signs of heat exhaustion include profuse sweating, lightheadedness, clammy skin and a weak pulse.—
Ivy Scott,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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The pumpkin also imparts some squashy sweetness.—
Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com,
al,
12 Oct. 2021
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On a sunny, private patio populated by trilling birds and brightly colored Acapulco chairs, Iliza Shlesinger nestles into a squashy outdoor couch next to her rescue dog, Tian Fu.—
Morena Duwe,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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There was just enough water to float us through the dank tunnel under the ancient stone aqueduct that carries the canal over the mouth of the run, and out in the river there wasn’t much more.—
Arthur Grahame,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2025
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If Joan didn’t respond to Maya’s text, or anyone’s, maybe her life could remain the same: meager gigs, Paige’s twenty-one-year-long friendship, one-night stands, boiled vegetables in her dank apartment, the ocean loud and invisible beyond its walls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2025
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“Boggy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boggy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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