as in wetland
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
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Recent Examples of marsh
Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Along with the marshes and ecosystems in Tangier, Harp Falk says that homes and a way of life are being lost.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
It was identified as Erythrolamprus taeniogaster, or the coppery marsh-snake.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
Along with the marshes and ecosystems in Tangier, Harp Falk says that homes and a way of life are being lost.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
It was identified as Erythrolamprus taeniogaster, or the coppery marsh-snake.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
Noun
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The genre emerged in the river system of the Mompos Depression, a vast wetland and in a small mountain range known as Montes de María.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some groups tackle long-term projects such as removing invasive species from an area of prairie in Texas, or a wetland in Taiwan.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Shepman's swamp chestnut oak stands at 95 feet in height with a 318-inch circumference and a canopy spread of 118 feet.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
3 Oct. 2025
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Bowhunting conditions were ideal on Friday afternoon, when 34-year-old Mitch Piepenburg headed toward a small food plot surrounded by a dense private swamp in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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