as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
grasses, sedges, and rushes are the plant species most commonly found in marshlands
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Recent Examples of marshland
In Dee’s day the site was featureless marshland.
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Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood sits low on former marshland, and the residents, who are accustomed to a little water on the streets, luckily didn't have much of a problem during the storm.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Viewers were able to see the hilarious shot of Jinky in the bath quickly cut to a very telling scene of the same dog bounding into a marshland or small lake, tail wagging, body splashing through mud and water in total ecstasy.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Native to the marshlands of central Wisconsin, Native Americans have harvested cranberries for centuries.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The neighborhood sits low on former marshland, and the residents, who are accustomed to a little water on the streets, luckily didn't have much of a problem during the storm.
—John Ramos, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Viewers were able to see the hilarious shot of Jinky in the bath quickly cut to a very telling scene of the same dog bounding into a marshland or small lake, tail wagging, body splashing through mud and water in total ecstasy.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Native to the marshlands of central Wisconsin, Native Americans have harvested cranberries for centuries.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshland
Noun
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That approach allowed researchers not only to reconstruct how Doñana's marsh has evolved over time but also to project its future under different climate scenarios.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Gatorland features hundreds of reptiles, as well as other animals, plus gator wrestling, a zip-line course that travels over the breeding marsh, an off-road attraction, old Florida charm and an iconic entrance that encourages visitors to walk through oversized alligator jaws.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Environmental groups near New Orleans are planting 30,000 native trees to restore coastal wetlands damaged by Hurricane Katrina and strengthen storm protection.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Wood storks were listed as endangered in 1984, when its population had dropped by over 75 percent—from roughly 20,000 nesting pairs to about 5,000 nesting pairs—primarily due to wetland loss.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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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,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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During the Holocaust, many Jews hid in the Białowieża Forest, constructing shelters from natural materials or hunkering down in swamps.—
Elizabeth Flock,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Marshland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshland. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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