Thesaurus results for MORASS

morass

noun

mə-ˈras

Definition of morass

as in tangle

something that catches and holds advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible

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as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass

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Recent Examples of morass These elements and more could help move the needle on the nation’s housing morass. — Alex Schwartz, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 In 2019, a mysterious post took off on 4chan, that ever-churning morass of anonymous commentary and internet peculiarities. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026 Embellishment, exaggeration, and misrepresentation There will be waves of fraud that emerge from the Anthropic secondaries morass. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 22 May 2026 Even its final bars of Gregorian chanting, one of many bells and whistles stuffed between the mawkish choruses, can’t lift this track out of the morass. — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for morass

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Noun

They’re immediately pulled into a tangle of police reports, hospital notifications, insurance calls, and legal questions that can feel impossible to sort through while grieving.

— William Jones, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
Richie Laryea for Canada burst into the box in a good position but was brought to ground amid a tangle of legs with South Africa’s Khuliso Mudau.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of tangle

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Of course, there’s an aesthetic component to the National Park Service’s selection of land, too, as the landscapes range from wetlands and wildlife refuges to marshes.

— Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Businesses impacted by sewer overflow The Great Marsh Shellfish Company is nestled in the marshes along the Rowley River.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of marsh

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The district’s surveillance traps show numbers of Culex mosquitos — the primary vectors of West Nile virus — are at their highest.

— Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The federal agency detailed removal efforts on its website, including traps baited with eggs and trackers to lure tegus and study their movements.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026

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Note the wetlands-colored palette of tiles, all soft greens and pinkish browns, along the wall behind the oak bar.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Planting cover crops, no-till farming and constructing artificial wetlands can help reduce agricultural pollution, but there is currently no regulatory pressure to implement these practices, according to Johnson.

— Hannah Smith Updated July 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Definition of wetland

Noun

Such interpretations help sustain a story that still feels like a reinterpretation of the original series, providing outlets for original thought in a quagmire of iteration.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
SpaceX is, however, facing competition from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, which is building a lander hat hews much closer to the simpler, Apollo-era lunar landers than the gargantuan, engineering quagmire that is Starship.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

Definition of quagmire

Noun

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
As whole house fans and swamp coolers can suck additional pollutants inside, the department recommends using air purifiers or air conditioners as alternatives when possible.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of swamp

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Old school computer gamers will be intimately familiar with the dungeon crawler genre, popularized by games like Wizardry and Eye of the Beholder, which involves moving in first-person on a grid, taking on monsters, finding treasure and delving deeper into a labyrinth.

— Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
Under the streets of Paris, a 75-mile labyrinth of pipes is at work trying to keep the parts of the city cool.

— Francois de Beaupuy, Fortune, 28 June 2026

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