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
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.
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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
As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski Forest, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Warsaw, thousands of toads and frogs wake up from their winter slumber and begin their meticulous spawning journey to the marshes, a few kilometers away.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Spring is also when the pink, white, and purple azaleas begin to bloom, and the island’s marshes turn vibrant shades of green.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Some planners argue for abandoning the low-lying neighborhoods that used to be ponds, creeks, and marshes.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In mid-April, MMCD staff will be working on foot and in the air across the Twin Cities, looking for trouble spots in marshes and wetlands.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Cord grass ripples across these languorous northern marshes and, while ships lay wounded and stranded in the former Aral, all that remains of the old Parkgate are some very old photographs, showing frigates, sand, and some very fetching Victorian bathing attire.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
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
As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski Forest, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Warsaw, thousands of toads and frogs wake up from their winter slumber and begin their meticulous spawning journey to the marshes, a few kilometers away.
—ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
Spring is also when the pink, white, and purple azaleas begin to bloom, and the island’s marshes turn vibrant shades of green.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2026
Some planners argue for abandoning the low-lying neighborhoods that used to be ponds, creeks, and marshes.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In mid-April, MMCD staff will be working on foot and in the air across the Twin Cities, looking for trouble spots in marshes and wetlands.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Cord grass ripples across these languorous northern marshes and, while ships lay wounded and stranded in the former Aral, all that remains of the old Parkgate are some very old photographs, showing frigates, sand, and some very fetching Victorian bathing attire.
—Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshes
Noun
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The first was the wetlands the company planned to pave to build the new headquarters.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Constructing protective structures such as levees and dikes can help, as can preserving natural landscapes, such as wetlands and estuaries that can act as a natural sponge to absorb floodwaters, in and near the cities, Shao and her colleagues wrote.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 1 May. 2026.
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