morass

1
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 As to The Naked Gun and especially Happy Gilmore 2, both of these new films are driving through the morass of media content with a lot of years on their tire treads. Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025 There have been so many years when the morass of the conference could barely compete with teams in similar positions out west. Jared Weiss, New York Times, 8 July 2025 There are no pairs of tidily poetic contradictions, but a morass of inner conflict, uncertainty, pain, and relief. Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 27 June 2025 What Netanyahu describes as impending victory is a dive into the morass. Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for morass
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Noun
  • Expect flocks of vibrant flamingos and tiny flitting hummingbirds spreading their wings over the turquoise waters and tangles of mangroves that unfold across lagoons that stretch parallel to the sea.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The Rise Of The Two Philosophies For years, the default approach to multicloud networking was a chaotic, do-it-yourself affair, leading to a fragile, unmanageable tangle of siloed configurations.
    Serge Lucio, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It was identified as Erythrolamprus taeniogaster, or the coppery marsh-snake.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Inconsistency is another trap—being visible during a launch but silent during challenges erodes credibility.
    Heather Rosenow, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Low-lying areas that trap water are perfect environments for mosses.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even checking email felt like wading into a swamp.
    Big Think, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025
  • That just happened to coincide with a deluge of rain, enough to flood streets in downtown Miami and Fort Lauderdale, swamp some cars and send manhole covers and drains bubbling up with excess rainwater.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Turning into a quagmire, and with other Baldoni-leaning content creators and influencers publicly pushing back against their own subpoenas, that legal fishing expedition of sorts was cut short not long after by Lively’s Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Willkie Farr & Gallagher lawyers.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
  • After Wexner bought it, the vehicle sank into a quagmire of litigation over its provenance before things were resolved in 2016.
    Stayton Bonner, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The creatures prefer large, dense areas in the woods and wetlands.
    Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Eynon’s design was inspired by Britain’s wetlands, and features flora and fauna with sensual curves.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe the labyrinth was all bull.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Pieces include a glass labyrinth by Roy Lichtenstein, a Ferris wheel by Basquiat, a forest-like pavilion by David Hockney, and other quirky attractions.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Uncle Sam, already a $36 trillion debtor, dug himself deeper into financial quicksand.
    Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Does TikTok go the Twitter-ian way of far-right quicksand pit?
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025

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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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