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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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Recent Examples of morass
When their news anchor (Peter Finch) has a nervous breakdown on the air, suddenly their ratings turn around, bringing on a moral morass only some of them are prepared to face.
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Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
And that concludes our journey through the morass.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
There have been signs of productive dialogue in the weeks since that could eventually create a pathway out of the morass.
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Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
Or, perhaps even more likely, Iran devolves into a morass, a chaotic power struggle that destabilizes the entire powder keg of a region.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
And that concludes our journey through the morass.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
13 Mar. 2026
There have been signs of productive dialogue in the weeks since that could eventually create a pathway out of the morass.
—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
Or, perhaps even more likely, Iran devolves into a morass, a chaotic power struggle that destabilizes the entire powder keg of a region.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morass
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Fire up the grill, toast the buns and lean into indulgence with meaty beef patties layered beneath smoky bacon, oozing cheese and sweet onions softened to a slippery tangle.
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Ionic technology helps regulate heat and flatten thick hair types while eliminating frizz, and the ceramic plates deliver a shiny, snag-free finish that's especially useful for thick hair prone to tangles.
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Marshy has over eight miles of trails through marshes and coastal forest adjacent to Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks.
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Concerns of a serial killer first emerged in late 2010 after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old woman who placed panicked 911 calls from the Oak Beach community before vanishing into the surrounding marsh.
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The lone bright spot from the midfield was the solid presence of Pedri who played out of position and still had a decent all-around performance, but even he was criticized by many on social media for falling into a familiar trap.
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Golden State sent more traps than usual and didn’t allow the former Notre Dame standout to get clean looks at the rim or from the 3-point line.
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With this growth came the construction of new factories, freeways and high-rise condos, while devastated wetlands once inhabited by cranes were systematically drained and repurposed for human use, never to return.
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Taulant Bino stands along a desolate dirt road surrounded on both sides by wetland.
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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.
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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.
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Air quality officials also recommend using an air purifier if available and avoiding the use of whole-house fans or swamp coolers that can draw outdoor air inside.
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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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This is the reality of the women’s leadership labyrinth.
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The process currently requires navigating a labyrinth of national rail systems, but that frustration is about to end as the European Commission recently unveiled an ambitious new plan for train travel that seamlessly combines services from multiple rail operators across all 27 EU nations.
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There are reasons the 2026 Giants aren’t trapped in the same quicksand as the Mets, Phillies or Red Sox, and those reasons are encouraging.
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Such fluidity also extends to Amrum itself, where the land and water ebb and flow into one another, forming mudflats and murky patches of quicksand.
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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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