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
Those windmills stood on mud and marshes amid samphire and pink thrift flowers, the only warm glow around our house.
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Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Then look to the beach to spot shorebirds such as seagulls and pelicans, while the marshes on the island’s backside are frequented by herons, egrets, and ibis.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Now, a wastewater marsh must do the ecological heavy lifting.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Iraq’s reservoirs are often near depletion, its southern waterways are dying, and its marshes remain imperilled by the oil industry.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
Then look to the beach to spot shorebirds such as seagulls and pelicans, while the marshes on the island’s backside are frequented by herons, egrets, and ibis.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Now, a wastewater marsh must do the ecological heavy lifting.
—Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Iraq’s reservoirs are often near depletion, its southern waterways are dying, and its marshes remain imperilled by the oil industry.
—Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marsh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
Noun
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Sure enough, the Sacketts’ wetlands were near a ditch that fed into a creek, which flowed into the much-larger Priest Lake, putting it under EPA jurisdiction via an interpretation of the law that prevailed for decades.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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The company on Thursday night will be asking the inland wetlands board for a permit to redevelop that half-block of Main Street.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
15 Jan. 2026
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More is at stake than preserving the singular beauty of the sawgrass prairies of Everglades National Park or cypress swamps of the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Trump and his supporters have worn his legal attacks as a badge of honor, taking them as proof that an insidious swamp has conspired against him.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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