as in wetlands
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 marshes
An industrial landscape gives way to vast marshes spliced by curving waterways.
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Kara Newman, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens In the coastal marshes of North Carolina, in a fictional town called Barkley Cove, lives Kya Clark.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Must-see Wildlife and Natural Features The Everglades is essentially a giant wetland that consists of sawgrass marshes, pine flatwoods, and coastal mangroves.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 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
According to The Nature Conservancy's Katie Riley, California has lost at least 90% of the lakes and marshes that were once layover spots, thanks to urban growth, modern agriculture, and climate change.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 28 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
Kara Newman, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens In the coastal marshes of North Carolina, in a fictional town called Barkley Cove, lives Kya Clark.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Must-see Wildlife and Natural Features The Everglades is essentially a giant wetland that consists of sawgrass marshes, pine flatwoods, and coastal mangroves.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 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
According to The Nature Conservancy's Katie Riley, California has lost at least 90% of the lakes and marshes that were once layover spots, thanks to urban growth, modern agriculture, and climate change.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshes
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The Ballona wetlands had just been designated a state ecological reserve in 2005, but at the time there was concern the area wouldn’t be managed properly.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Last Thursday, the city’s inland-wetlands commission voted 6-1 in favor of the developer, giving a green light for the project to move ahead.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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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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Much of that wildlife is concentrated within Corcovado National Park, 163-plus-square-miles of tropical forest, mangrove swamps, and beaches.—
Laura Kiniry,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Marshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshes. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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