as in marshes
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 marshlands
Living in a very unpopulated little area of the rural French marshlands, Thomas (Bastien Bouillon), his wife Nora (Hafsia Herzi) and their young daughter Ida (Tawba El Gharchi) go about their daily routine.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 May 2026
There are also ponds, dunes, marshlands, forests, and the historic Big Sable Point Lighthouse.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Along the way, visitors are treated to views of marshlands, rolling dunes, and the open ocean.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The goal is to restore some of the biodiversity that disappeared when the river's natural marshlands were replaced by seawalls and development.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Gilbert family prodded the authorities to continue searching for Shannan Gilbert, and on December 13, 2011, her remains were found in the Oak Beach marshlands.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Then there’s the cluster of mammoth, blue holding tanks that loom above the surrounding marshlands downstream from Savannah’s historic downtown.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The protagonist is a nine-year-old girl named Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Nayyef), who lives with her grandmother (Waheed Thabet Khreibat), in a mudhif, a house of twisted reeds, in Iraq’s southern marshlands.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Consider the Wildland Trust Trails in Plymouth for flatter hikes through and past marshlands and other coastal sites.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 May 2026
There are also ponds, dunes, marshlands, forests, and the historic Big Sable Point Lighthouse.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
Along the way, visitors are treated to views of marshlands, rolling dunes, and the open ocean.
—Abby Price, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
The goal is to restore some of the biodiversity that disappeared when the river's natural marshlands were replaced by seawalls and development.
—Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The Gilbert family prodded the authorities to continue searching for Shannan Gilbert, and on December 13, 2011, her remains were found in the Oak Beach marshlands.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Then there’s the cluster of mammoth, blue holding tanks that loom above the surrounding marshlands downstream from Savannah’s historic downtown.
—Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The protagonist is a nine-year-old girl named Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Nayyef), who lives with her grandmother (Waheed Thabet Khreibat), in a mudhif, a house of twisted reeds, in Iraq’s southern marshlands.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Consider the Wildland Trust Trails in Plymouth for flatter hikes through and past marshlands and other coastal sites.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshlands
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Da Mosto’s team is researching ways to increase biodiversity on the reconstructed marshes, including planting species that can help reduce erosion and make the wetlands more resilient.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 May 2026
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Falke will study mechanical engineering at Boston University and hopes to work in an area like protecting saltwater marshes.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
27 May 2026
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This is your chance to learn from an expert about the many birds who frequent these wetlands.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
28 May 2026
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At least once a week, Dahrouge or Goetz goes to nearby wetlands, stirs shin-deep water and collects silty samples filled with arthropods, daphnia and other macroscopic critters the salamanders will eat.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
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Sumatran orangutans live in the rainforests and swamps on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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“Marshlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshlands. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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