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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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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
Our digital landscape has become a morass of text — often without depth or purpose.
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
This unholy morass of statutes, regulations, and court rulings creates confusion and uncertainty for tens of millions of student borrowers.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The manuals of government departments provide intricate guidelines and procedures, totaling an intimidating morass of rules—guidebooks that the bureaucracy can use to justify its actions, or lack thereof.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
While there may be a role for insurance, the sheer number of insurance products available today often creates more confusion than clarity for Americans, forcing them to wade through the morass of fine print that can be purposely misleading and sometimes fraudulent.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
This unholy morass of statutes, regulations, and court rulings creates confusion and uncertainty for tens of millions of student borrowers.
—Preston Cooper, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The manuals of government departments provide intricate guidelines and procedures, totaling an intimidating morass of rules—guidebooks that the bureaucracy can use to justify its actions, or lack thereof.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
While there may be a role for insurance, the sheer number of insurance products available today often creates more confusion than clarity for Americans, forcing them to wade through the morass of fine print that can be purposely misleading and sometimes fraudulent.
—Renee Hsia, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morass
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The possible legal tangle between Minnesota and the Trump administration mirrors a similar situation between the administration and Maine, whose leaders have also refused to follow Trump’s anti-trans sports order.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
23 Apr. 2025
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Bateman and his team had been studying tau tangles, the abnormal clumps of protein that form inside the neurons of people with Alzheimer's.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2025
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Duxbury, Massachusetts — Jeff Ladd grew up fishing the marshes of Duxbury, Massachusetts, with his father and grandfather.—
Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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The changes led to seagrass die-offs and widespread invasion of sawgrass marshes by cattail and harmful algal blooms.—
John Kominoski,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, the crabs have also been spreading across the United Kingdom, where authorities are experimenting with traps to prevent them from migrating to downstream breeding grounds.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 May 2025
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In central India, 592 camera traps running 24 hours a day for 31 consecutive days caught a single but exciting glimpse of an elusive species never before seen in that part of the country.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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In honor of the anniversary of 'Shrek,' see which character you are based on your zodiac sign, according to celebrity astrologer Valerie Mesa PEOPLE exclusive readings Comments Once upon a celestial swamp.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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There are jungle, swamp, desert, and island ecosystems all featured on the show, all populated by geographically accurate animal species.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
22 Apr. 2025
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However, some law professors and legal commentators say the Supreme Court helped create the legal quagmire that's unfolded by waffling over what the administration must do.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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The reasons for the ongoing bargaining quagmire since that contract expired in June 2021 are in dispute, but real issues remain.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Statements from the administration suggest that officials want to loosen restrictions on industries discharging pollution and construction debris into wetlands.—
Jeremy Orr,
The Conversation,
22 Apr. 2025
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The guidance builds on a 2023 Supreme Court decision that removed protections for millions of acres of the country’s wetlands.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Procurement operates in one system, accounts payable in another and vendor data lives across a labyrinth of spreadsheets and email threads.—
Laurent Charpentier,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Over the last six decades, the Defense Department has created a labyrinth of rules, regulations, and confusing acquisition policies that encourage risk aversion and inertia.—
MICHAEL BROWN,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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However, these systems become organizational quicksand in volatile environments where exceptions become the rule.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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From sticky asphalt graves to dinosaur-eating quicksand, these sites reveal how nature sometimes sets its own snares, and how life—on a mass scale—meets its end.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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