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Recent Examples of bogs
Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Before the roads west of town were paved in 1936, reaching the lake meant navigating ruts, mud bogs and chugholes.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the region’s pristine forests, lakes and bogs.
—Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
In her hands are laminated pictures of striking red cranberry bogs fed by razor-straight water channels.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
By late afternoon we were mixed up in a chain of lakes and ponds connected by channels winding through bogs.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
There's thick ice cover on New Jersey's cranberry bogs as well.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
Blazes can simmer in peat bogs and other areas of organic matter several feet below ground, just waiting to ignite again.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
Before the roads west of town were paved in 1936, reaching the lake meant navigating ruts, mud bogs and chugholes.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Congressional Republicans have sent President Donald Trump a resolution that would lift a federal ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, hoping to clear the way for a South American company to extract precious metals from the region’s pristine forests, lakes and bogs.
—Todd Richmond, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
In her hands are laminated pictures of striking red cranberry bogs fed by razor-straight water channels.
—ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
—Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
By late afternoon we were mixed up in a chain of lakes and ponds connected by channels winding through bogs.
—Elwyn "bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
There's thick ice cover on New Jersey's cranberry bogs as well.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bogs
Noun
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Da Mosto’s team is researching ways to increase biodiversity on the reconstructed marshes, including planting species that can help reduce erosion and make the wetlands more resilient.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 May 2026
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Falke will study mechanical engineering at Boston University and hopes to work in an area like protecting saltwater marshes.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
Noun
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The home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Accessibility Camp Lucy accommodates ADA standards with a selection of accessible rooms and bathrooms, along with wheelchair friendly pathways that lead to the hotel’s elevator.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
Noun
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This is your chance to learn from an expert about the many birds who frequent these wetlands.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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At least once a week, Dahrouge or Goetz goes to nearby wetlands, stirs shin-deep water and collects silty samples filled with arthropods, daphnia and other macroscopic critters the salamanders will eat.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
Noun
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In addition, Captain’s Club guests will have dedicated viewing decks at the stages, complimentary snacks and alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, complimentary Wi-Fi and dedicated restrooms, merchandise stands and a photo booth.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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The stadium has new bleachers, concessions, ticket buildings, restrooms and a press box with elevator access, and the players will use new team rooms and a building dedicated to weight training.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The ‘banter’ era settled in, with every collapse, every disappointment, every failure amplified in the fever swamps of social media.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Whistling warblers and rat-tat-tatting woodpeckers accompanied the splish-splash of our kayak paddles through the Cache River Wetlands—one of the northernmost bald cypress swamps in the United States.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
15 May 2026
Noun
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To manage dry years, communities can implement conservation measures, such as limiting outdoor watering, subsidizing low-flow toilets and showers, and using water pricing to encourage more careful use.—
David Boutt,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Researchers at the Pacific Institute, a water think tank in Oakland, have examined improvements such as fixing leaks in pipes, switching out inefficient washing machines and toilets, and replacing thirsty lawns with plants suited to the state’s Mediterranean climate.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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“Bogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bogs. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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