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
Upon entering the Visitor's Center, guests are greeted by life-size models of North Atlantic right whales, dolphins, and manta rays, along with dioramas depicting marshes, sand dunes, and coastal habitats.
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Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
The island is still home to oaks covered in Spanish moss, unpaved roads, undeveloped beaches and marshes.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
In Florida, the marshes and saltwater bays of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness are home to flamingos, manatees and alligators.
—Clare E. Boerigter, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
In some ways, the Golden State Warriors are just like those big, bold and proud ibises running the marshes of Florida.
—Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
An industrial landscape gives way to vast marshes spliced by curving waterways.
—Kara Newman, Condé Nast Traveler, 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
Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
The island is still home to oaks covered in Spanish moss, unpaved roads, undeveloped beaches and marshes.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026
In Florida, the marshes and saltwater bays of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness are home to flamingos, manatees and alligators.
—Clare E. Boerigter, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2026
No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
In some ways, the Golden State Warriors are just like those big, bold and proud ibises running the marshes of Florida.
—Jannelle Moore, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
An industrial landscape gives way to vast marshes spliced by curving waterways.
—Kara Newman, Condé Nast Traveler, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshes
Noun
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Surrounded by farmland and wetlands, three generations of the Hunter family have grown crops and raised cattle, chickens and horses in this quiet corner of northwest Indiana.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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And as the years are passing, climate change is getting worse, and the droughts are getting worse, and the fires are getting worse, and the ability for beaver wetlands to resist that was not changing.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From the Georgia swamps to the Appalachian Mountains to the Texas Hill Country, our dramatic regional landscapes are driving forces in many of the best Southern books for children and serve as catalysts for the actions and emotions of the characters.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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An endangered species native to West Africa, pygmy hippos typically live in forests and nearby swamps.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Marshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshes. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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