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 That saltwater is causing parts of the Everglades marshes, often referred to as a river of grass, to collapse into open water. John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025 On Wednesday, April 2, at around 8:30 p.m. local time, the 1976 Cessna 210 L aircraft owned by Southern Seaplanes crashed in a remote marsh between Raceland and Houma, about two miles north of Highway 182, killing both people on board, Fox 8 Live and News Day reported. Latoya Gayle, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025 Duxbury, Massachusetts — Jeff Ladd grew up fishing the marshes of Duxbury, Massachusetts, with his father and grandfather. Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025 The changes led to seagrass die-offs and widespread invasion of sawgrass marshes by cattail and harmful algal blooms. John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marsh
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Noun
  • Docent Deb Mossa will lead the 90-minute walk and will highlight the wetlands, wildlife and history of the lagoon.
    Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
  • Beavers have recolonized parts of the Bronx River and Staten Island, building dams and carving wetlands in places once written off as lost to development.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • Her civilian followers escaped into the swamps and lost their way.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
  • Finally, Trump should drain the swamp of troublemakers in our own political system by issuing an executive order that requires a national security review of lobbying activity on behalf of each country.
    Christopher Shays, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025

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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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