marshes

plural of marsh
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 Situated between busier coastal destinations this idyllic town and its marshes will immediately transport you back to your early carefree days playing in creeks, digging in pluff mud, catching crawfish, and tossing cast nets. Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026 The couple fell ill in a Medici villa in Poggio a Caiano, near Florence, an area dotted with marshes and rice fields — ideal habitats for mosquitoes that can carry malaria. Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026 Found over the eastern half of the state in swamps and sluggish waterways, coastal marshes, rivers, ponds and streams. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia’s largest barrier island, is full of untouched maritime forests, beaches, and marshes. Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 Florida alligator safety Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties. Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 June 2026 Hike, walk, run or bike the flat trails at Cochran Shoals, with beautiful views of the Chattahoochee River, plenty of woods and marshes to explore, and a few 5K training loops. Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 26 June 2026 Kadis said among the strategy’s proposals is a blue carbon credit program that would fund carbon-absorbing coastal wetlands, marshes and mangroves. ABC News, 26 June 2026 Coastal marshes similarly reduce erosion, buffer storm surges and support fisheries. Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshes
Noun
  • Flying Creek Nature Preserve One of Fairhope’s newest outdoor spaces, Flying Creek Nature Preserve, offers peaceful walking trails through wetlands and maritime forest.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
  • The Venus flytrap is native only to the coastal wetlands and bogs of North Carolina and South Carolina, and grows naturally in nutrient-poor, acidic, and perpetually wet areas.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
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  • Found over the eastern half of the state in swamps and sluggish waterways, coastal marshes, rivers, ponds and streams.
    Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Florida alligator safety Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 June 2026

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“Marshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshes. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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