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
Beaches, marshes, wet fields, and pond edges across the South can become temporary rest stops for these long-distance migrants.
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Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 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
Must-see Wildlife and Natural Features The Everglades is essentially a giant wetland that consists of sawgrass marshes, pine flatwoods, and coastal mangroves.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
There were windmills all along the marshes stretching as far as the port town of Lydd, where goods and horses were sold at market.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
According to The Nature Conservancy's Katie Riley, California has lost at least 90% of the lakes and marshes that were once layover spots, thanks to urban growth, modern agriculture, and climate change.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 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
Must-see Wildlife and Natural Features The Everglades is essentially a giant wetland that consists of sawgrass marshes, pine flatwoods, and coastal mangroves.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
There were windmills all along the marshes stretching as far as the port town of Lydd, where goods and horses were sold at market.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
According to The Nature Conservancy's Katie Riley, California has lost at least 90% of the lakes and marshes that were once layover spots, thanks to urban growth, modern agriculture, and climate change.
—David Pogue, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshes
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In the Sentinel-2 satellites' orbital view, Doñana's wetlands appear as shifting patches of dark blue and violet, signatures of shallow water spread across the park's floodplain.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Throughout the years, the city built wetlands as part of a stormwater management facility and eventually a future park.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2026
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But otherwise, the kids were free to roam around Iron River, playing football in their front yard and basketball on the playground, or cutting through woods and swamps.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Much of that wildlife is concentrated within Corcovado National Park, 163-plus-square-miles of tropical forest, mangrove swamps, and beaches.—
Laura Kiniry,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Marshes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshes. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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