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
Wetlands in the area are also home to Everglades snail kites, which hunt for apple snails in freshwater marshes, and other rare species that once inhabited vast wet prairies drained for highways and neighborhoods.
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Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
But most tule marshes in California are now lost to development.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Astley was found dead in a marsh in 2011.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
There were windmills all along the marshes stretching as far as the port town of Lydd, where goods and horses were sold at market.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
But most tule marshes in California are now lost to development.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Astley was found dead in a marsh in 2011.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
There were windmills all along the marshes stretching as far as the port town of Lydd, where goods and horses were sold at market.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
Noun
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As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation tactic known as rewilding.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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During the hours-long public comment period Monday night, many residents in nearby neighborhoods expressed concerns about losing trail access and a park in the wetlands that have grown in the area.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But otherwise, the kids were free to roam around Iron River, playing football in their front yard and basketball on the playground, or cutting through woods and swamps.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Miller has always taken the American people for brainless, heartless chumps lost in a swamp of nostalgia who’ll believe whatever Trumpworld tells them to.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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