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
Spend some time adventuring on the island’s creeks and marshes via a kayak tour.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Among the greatest dangers faced in coastal marshes is sinking.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
But lately a massive restoration project is bringing life back to the inhospitable coast, reinvigorating the marshes and inviting birds and fish and other creatures back to their former homes.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Coastal cities have spent the centuries reclaiming land by filling in marshes.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
In the last 15 years, an increase in consumer demand for cranberry products had led growers in the state to renovate marshes; geneticists to develop new varieties; and an increase in investors backing the industry.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The feral horses still graze among the dunes, and the marshes turn golden as fall deepens.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
All is not well in the marshes of Velen.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Among the greatest dangers faced in coastal marshes is sinking.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
But lately a massive restoration project is bringing life back to the inhospitable coast, reinvigorating the marshes and inviting birds and fish and other creatures back to their former homes.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Coastal cities have spent the centuries reclaiming land by filling in marshes.
—Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
In the last 15 years, an increase in consumer demand for cranberry products had led growers in the state to renovate marshes; geneticists to develop new varieties; and an increase in investors backing the industry.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
The feral horses still graze among the dunes, and the marshes turn golden as fall deepens.
—Becca Blond, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
All is not well in the marshes of Velen.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshes
Noun
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Participants can learn about the preserve’s history as well as the aromatic plants, insects, birds and mammals that make their home in the wetlands.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Personhood allows a river to sue for protection to its water quality, wetlands and aquatic residents through its human representatives.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The land was also covered by swamps and ponds, where animals lived, including deer, ducks and hogs.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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These mammals are found across North America, residing in every kind of habitat from hardwood forests to coastal plains to swamps.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Marshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshes. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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