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variants also slews or slues
plural of slough
as in marshes
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the land for miles around the lake is strewn with ponds, sloughs, and mudflats

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sloughs

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of slough

sloughs

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verb (2)

variants also sluffs
present tense third-person singular of slough

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sloughs
Noun
They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 If something happens to the water, land or the sloughs that hold the wild rice beds, the tribe has nowhere else to go, Tsosie explained. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Find a general area where ducks seem to be frequenting and then mark the public sloughs and potholes that can’t be seen from the road. Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
This option by Neogen utilizes a three layer design, part of which is from 100% cotton mesh, that manually sloughs away dead skin cells. Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025 The frame can hold up to 650 pounds, while the fabric sloughs away dirt, drizzle, even the occasional spill of wine. Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloughs
Noun
  • Spend some time adventuring on the island’s creeks and marshes via a kayak tour.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Among the greatest dangers faced in coastal marshes is sinking.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Participants can learn about the preserve’s history as well as the aromatic plants, insects, birds and mammals that make their home in the wetlands.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Personhood allows a river to sue for protection to its water quality, wetlands and aquatic residents through its human representatives.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These mammals are found across North America, residing in every kind of habitat from hardwood forests to coastal plains to swamps.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
  • 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

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“Sloughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloughs. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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