morasses

plural of morass
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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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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 morasses These familiar, turbulent morasses of swirling droplets continue to stymie scientists. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • There are piles of rubble and tangles of cable.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • When that happens, the neuronal structure that tau supports can destabilize in ways that contribute to the formation of tangles.
    Robert Martone, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Coastal cities have spent the centuries reclaiming land by filling in marshes.
    Sarah Botstein, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • GahnSmith is joined by Jay Frandsen, a Parks ecosystem scientist conducting water surveys and checking camera traps along the journey.
    Chloe Berge, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Even experienced users can fall for these traps.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As their name suggests, annual killifish appear for a brief period of the year in floodplains, wetlands, swamps and other temporary aquatic environments.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 23, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The project drew opposition from environmental groups and neighbors who feared destruction of wetlands where bald eagles and other wildlife congregated.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
  • These solitary, hulking creatures are protected by conservation efforts, and to see them among the wetlands and grasses is a spell-binding experience.
    Marion Miller, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Pet sharks and underground labyrinths, unwelcome doppelgängers and vegetable-hungry monster-rabbits, rogue planets heading for Earth and diabolical Red Wizards—what do all these share in common?
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Her books, with their Borgesian labyrinths and witchy symmetries, sometimes flirt with nonsense.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But this is the wrong time for political sideshows or ethical quagmires.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The characters are diverse and multifaceted, grappling with issues like identity, faith, romantic entanglements and more.
    Deena ElGenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Unexpected Christmas the film revolves around the romantic entanglements, family secrets, old rivalries — and love — that ensue when the Scott family comes together for a holiday reunion.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Morasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morasses. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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