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
Named for zis a ba, a 19th-century chief of a Stillaguamish village once located just south of the river mouth, zis a ba 2 is the second of three large marshes the tribe is restoring in the area.
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John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
According to Nature Conservancy working lands program director Kirk Feuerbacher, 98 percent of their habitat in coastal marshes has been redeveloped or altered.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
As a coastal peninsula, Wilmington is bordered by the Cape Fear River and separated from the ocean by barrier islands, tidal marshes, and sounds.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Book a kayak or paddleboard tour with Outer Banks Kayak Adventures for a morning or moonlight paddle through the marshes of the Roanoke Sound and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
The fifth annual Toby's Earth Month Island-Wide Spring Litter Sweep took place in the city on Sunday, April 12, with residents, visitors, the South Carolina Aquarium and local community groups collecting pieces of trash from beaches, marshes and streets.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Today, they’re mostly found roaming marshes of the Central Valley, particularly around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
—Samantha Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
While generations of toads and frogs have traveled to these marshes to mate, a road built in the last decade right across their route made the spring journey much more dangerous.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
New York is built over marshes and creeks and glacial moraines that announce themselves in a storm.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
According to Nature Conservancy working lands program director Kirk Feuerbacher, 98 percent of their habitat in coastal marshes has been redeveloped or altered.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
As a coastal peninsula, Wilmington is bordered by the Cape Fear River and separated from the ocean by barrier islands, tidal marshes, and sounds.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Book a kayak or paddleboard tour with Outer Banks Kayak Adventures for a morning or moonlight paddle through the marshes of the Roanoke Sound and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
The fifth annual Toby's Earth Month Island-Wide Spring Litter Sweep took place in the city on Sunday, April 12, with residents, visitors, the South Carolina Aquarium and local community groups collecting pieces of trash from beaches, marshes and streets.
—Adam England, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Today, they’re mostly found roaming marshes of the Central Valley, particularly around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
—Samantha Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
While generations of toads and frogs have traveled to these marshes to mate, a road built in the last decade right across their route made the spring journey much more dangerous.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
New York is built over marshes and creeks and glacial moraines that announce themselves in a storm.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshes
Noun
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Between its streams, lakes, wetlands and floodplains, roughly a fifth of Lake County is covered by surface water, a proportion that likely increased slightly over the last month after multiple heavy rain events.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ponda Ponda is betting that insulation can come from wetlands instead of oil or animals.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Workers of the 1920s waded into swamps, armed with axes and handsaws.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The fire had reached nearby bays and swamps, which contributed to the challenging firefighting conditions.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Marshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshes. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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