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.
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Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Along the way, visitors are treated to views of marshlands, rolling dunes, and the open ocean.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Kadis said among the strategy’s proposals is a blue carbon credit program that would fund carbon-absorbing coastal wetlands, marshes and mangroves.
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Instead, the idea is to lock in preservation protections for the 17,000 acres of wetlands surrounding the facility.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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These many watering holes are reflective of the Lone Star state's varied geographic regions, from bald cypress swamps to mountainous desert lakes.
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“Marshlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshlands. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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