morasses

noun

plural of morass
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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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morasses
  1. tangles
  2. marshes
  3. traps
  4. wetlands
  5. labyrinths
  6. swamps
  7. quagmires
  8. entanglements
Noun
  • Both amyloid beta and tau are normally present in healthy brains; the plaques and tangles are abnormal aggregations of these molecules.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The shampoo didn’t strip the tester’s already-dry hair, and a two-minute conditioner left her tangles smooth enough to finger-comb.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangles
Noun
  • Heading up to Moss Landing, roads all the way up to Highway 1, along with nearby marshes and fields, may flood.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Coastal development can also prevent marshes from migrating inland as tides rise, resulting in habitat loss.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of marshes
Noun
  • The team said traps with adjustable volumes could also accommodate more atoms in future experiments.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Claxton also will be expected to advance the ball out of the backcourt when guards come under siege from high traps, a consistent pattern from opposing defenses because of the Bulls’ tendency to turn the ball over.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of traps
Noun
  • The plants in these filter marshes thrive in shallow wetlands, not the deep, rocky pits left behind by mines.
    — Nicolas Rivero, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • About 40% of methane comes from natural sources like wetlands.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of wetlands
Noun
  • And who knows if, with chef Mario Carbone, part of those labyrinths will be repurposed into wineries for fine wines.
    — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • Laborious yet lithe lads and lasses have loyally leapt to luminate the lexical labyrinths of logic locking the lucrative lotto, longing to lure the lavish luxury lying latently in local landmarks.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of labyrinths
Noun
  • Hilly woods or swamps with lots of folds, ditches, and creeks are best for ground hunting.
    — Colin Moore, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Staying safe from alligators in Florida Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of swamps
Noun
  • At heart, structures and incentives pull Washington back, repeatedly, to avoidable quagmires.
    — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Jeane used the example not to say that any of the three were in danger of closing, but to point out one of the enrollment quagmires in the district that covers 70 square miles.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of quagmires
Noun
  • Nvidia’s entertainment entanglements also extend to the music industry.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The discovery comes as the critically endangered species continues to face threats from fishing-gear entanglements and vessel strikes.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of entanglements

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“Morasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morasses. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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