Thesaurus results for MORASSES

morasses

noun

plural of morass

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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To him, the vision seemed right — not in the specific locations activated by various themes but in the sense that our neuroanatomy did seem to parse the world by subject, tangles and folds of neurons lighting up in response to clouds of ideas.

— Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Chapek’s woes as Disney chief have been well documented, from his tangles in Florida to an ugly public spat with Scarlett Johansson to alienating top executives by removing creative decision-making authority in a hugely unpopular restructuring.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026