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noun (1)

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

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noun (2)

plural of bog, British
as in bathrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste they're out of paper in the bog again

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Recent Examples of bogs
Noun
But instead, the land breathes with the water, its rhythm steadied by the bogs that quietly hold the balance of the whole system. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Habitats include salt marsh, cranberry bogs and maritime shrubs and forests. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026 The Parker River National Widllife Refuge was established in 1971 and is home to more than 4,700 acres of wetlands, beaches, dunes, forests, bogs, salt marshes and mud flats. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, with a landscape of rugged beaches and peat bogs, and traveling through it usually involves many small logistics. — Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026 About a hundred and fifty Hudsonian godwit pairs breed in the bogs near Beluga. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 Then in 1857, the regime of Emperor Napoleon III ordered the planting of maritime pines to drain the bogs of southwestern France. — Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogs
  1. marshes
  2. bathrooms
  3. wetlands
  4. restrooms
  5. swamps
  6. toilets
Noun
  • Heading up to Moss Landing, roads all the way up to Highway 1, along with nearby marshes and fields, may flood.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Coastal development can also prevent marshes from migrating inland as tides rise, resulting in habitat loss.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of marshes
Noun
  • The rooms The resort's rooms embody midcentury British-Caribbean elegance, featuring open interiors, marble bathrooms, and private balconies with beach views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The home’s 3,600 square feet include four bedrooms and four bathrooms.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bathrooms
Noun
  • Other goals include restoring wetlands to help prevent flooding and financing loans for related projects.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The program aims to protect 47,300 acres of wildlife habitat, wetlands and agricultural land.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of wetlands
Noun
  • Callaway said the farm’s 17 restrooms are regularly cleaned and pumped twice a week.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Metro also didn’t receive $23 million for additional improvements at transit hubs, including seating, shade structures, Wi-Fi, restrooms, hydration stations, vending machines and concessions.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of restrooms
Noun
  • Hilly woods or swamps with lots of folds, ditches, and creeks are best for ground hunting.
    — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Staying safe from alligators in Florida Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of swamps
Noun
  • Plumbing in part blamed for moisture Szmed said the moisture in the building is coming, in part, from the toilets.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Conventional toilets rely on a combination of water, pressure, and gravity to do their job.
    — Sarah Kuta, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of toilets

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“Bogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogs. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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