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swale

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Definition of swale

as in marsh

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Recent Examples of swale Police said the driver of the black Ford Fusion was headed south on northwest 12th Avenue at a high rate of speed near northwest 188th Street when the driver tried to bypass slow-moving traffic by driving on the swale. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026 His group, however, showed that Governors Parkway Bridge would destroy the woods and dune and swale in the area while not solving the public safety issue. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 Explore a white-sand beach and the sinks, swales, and sloughs found within the 2,500-acre Suwannee River Water Management District. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026 Deer grass hovers around the swale and California poppies dot the ground. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swale

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Noun

During this time, bogs, marshes, and other wetlands, historically seen as disease-ridden and deleterious to human health, were reevaluated by scientists and conservationists as valuable wildlife habitats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
When the boat leaves the shallow saw grass marshes for a 90-foot-deep natural sinkhole called Gator Lake, get your camera ready.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of marsh

Noun

The essence of the park’s design focuses on preserving wetlands and adding visually low-impact architecture, according to Brown.

— Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
The trail off that parking lot is wooded and crosses miles of wetlands and river swamp with multiple bridges and places where people can fish, canoe, and kayak.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026

Definition of wetland

Noun

That’s resulted in a slew of new restaurants, shops, startup offices, residential lofts and other gathering spaces.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
The case might just come down to which city is willing to offer the best sweetheart deal for an arena and a slew of tax incentives for the Blazers to come.

— Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of slough

Noun

During this time, bogs, marshes, and other wetlands, historically seen as disease-ridden and deleterious to human health, were reevaluated by scientists and conservationists as valuable wildlife habitats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
In Connecticut, roughly a dozen species are on the federal Endangered Species Act, including the roseate tern, piping plover, rufa red knot, Indiana bat, Northern long-eared bat, and bog turtle.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of bog

Noun

As the Coast Starlight approaches the Bay Area, the train glides past marshlands, open water, and distant city skylines before continuing toward California’s Central Coast.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
Chef Ángel León serves half the menu outside on a pier so diners can soak in the sunsets and surrounding marshland.

— Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 June 2026

Definition of marshland

Noun

The trail off that parking lot is wooded and crosses miles of wetlands and river swamp with multiple bridges and places where people can fish, canoe, and kayak.

— Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026
What Can't Be Copied If credentials were the old swamp and AI just drained it, the question left standing is, well, what is left to defend?

— Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of swamp

Noun

For me that means wearing a reliable light-wash straight leg jean, timeless flats, and perfect white T-shirt, then adding a fun pop of color on the lip.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
Whisk together egg and water; lightly brush the borders of each pastry with the egg wash.

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026

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