1
as in tangles
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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2
as in marshes
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 Synonyms for morasses
Noun
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Volunteers in masks and gloves have been collecting the 15-pound birds from shorelines, marshes and ponds, hoping to reduce the risk to pets and children.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Hiking trails lead through swampy marshes with light-green water filling the forest floor.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As a result, robots are unable to access a wide range of critical terrestrial environments, such as wetlands, bogs, coastal marshes, river estuaries, and fields, which are abundant in nature.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2025
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They are found in forests, savannas and wetlands of West Africa.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Instead, the spycraft is propelled by the emotional and lust-fueled entanglements of its cast.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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The administration has pointed to that special status — usually given to short-term advisers who sit on temporary advisory committees or task forces — as a reason why Musk doesn’t have to make his financial disclosure form public, limiting scrutiny into his businesses’ entanglements.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Morasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morasses. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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