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
All is not well in the marshes of Velen.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
According to the brand, the wind and sun there evaporate 90 percent of the fresh water in these marshes, leaving behind salt crystals at the bottom that are harvested using a skimming tool.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
California is currently considering investing $500 million to widen a North Bay highway that’s sinking into a marsh surrounded because low-income commuters from Solano County use the route to get to jobs in Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Without an excavation to remove the sediment, the open-water area will eventually be replaced by a marsh and then a meadow.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
According to the brand, the wind and sun there evaporate 90 percent of the fresh water in these marshes, leaving behind salt crystals at the bottom that are harvested using a skimming tool.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
California is currently considering investing $500 million to widen a North Bay highway that’s sinking into a marsh surrounded because low-income commuters from Solano County use the route to get to jobs in Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Without an excavation to remove the sediment, the open-water area will eventually be replaced by a marsh and then a meadow.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for marsh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
Noun
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Nataliia made a pastry swan to celebrate her grandparents, whose surname translates to the name of a wetland bird.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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These solitary, hulking creatures are protected by conservation efforts, and to see them among the wetlands and grasses is a spell-binding experience.—
Marion Miller,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So much for draining the swamp.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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And while the experiments show the presence of microlightning between bubbles, the glow was not reproduced at a level that would be seen in a swamp.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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