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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
There's this huge morass of gray that both Mark and Cecil [Walton Goggins], and most of our characters, exist in.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Shapiro, who launched crisis PR firm 10th Avenue Consulting in 2015 after his lengthy tenure in the federal government, would seem an unconventional choice for Lively given that the spiraling legal morass has no obvious political ties.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Our digital landscape has become a morass of text — often without depth or purpose.
—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
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025
Shapiro, who launched crisis PR firm 10th Avenue Consulting in 2015 after his lengthy tenure in the federal government, would seem an unconventional choice for Lively given that the spiraling legal morass has no obvious political ties.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
Our digital landscape has become a morass of text — often without depth or purpose.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morass
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Long story short, the uncontrolled airflow of a standard blow dryer can create tangles galore on loose to tight curl patterns while the nozzle detachment used to create a smooth blowout effect does away with curls entirely.—
Georgia Day,
Vogue,
14 May 2025
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Before Carrier’s tangle of fraudulent loans collapsed and was exposed in court, there were signs of trouble.—
Anjeanette Damon,
ProPublica,
13 May 2025
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Florida's natural landscape includes bird-friendly sawgrass marshes, cypress forests, and seashore. Texas also has a diverse landscape, including the World Birding Center, a collection of nine parks and preserves in the Rio Grande Valley.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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Deinosuchus could then have spread across the continent to inhabit coastal marshes on both sides of the ancient inland sea, and along North America’s Atlantic coast.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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So organizations often fall into the trap of title inflation to retain or attract talent, which breeds entitlement, short-term thinking and cultures that don't support employees' well-being.—
Tonushree Mondal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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There is no point in acting like Liverpool fans should be above the traps of tribalism and self-aggrandisement that all football fans fall into.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Her civilian followers escaped into the swamps and lost their way.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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Finally, Trump should drain the swamp of troublemakers in our own political system by issuing an executive order that requires a national security review of lobbying activity on behalf of each country.—
Christopher Shays,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
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Instead of being clubbed with China, Russia and the Western powers, India was in a terrifying new quagmire.—
Mujib Mashal,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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On Monday, Trump grew angry at the questions of an ethical quagmire, including whether Qatar expected anything in exchange for the donation of the jetliner.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 May 2025
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Docent Deb Mossa will lead the 90-minute walk and will highlight the wetlands, wildlife and history of the lagoon.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Beavers have recolonized parts of the Bronx River and Staten Island, building dams and carving wetlands in places once written off as lost to development.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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But we could just as easily get lost in El Born and the Gothic Quarter’s labyrinths, looking for dumplings or the best Catalan restaurant.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
6 May 2025
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The rehearsal space for the Metropolitan Opera’s orchestra is three levels below a parking garage, amid a labyrinth of dingy hallways and exposed ceiling pipes.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
5 May 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 25 May. 2025.
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