as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
much of the county's swampland was drained for agriculture
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Recent Examples of swampland
The feisty Pembroke Pines grandmother emerged as a hero a year ago today when firefighter-paramedics rescued her three days after her Toyota Tercel plummeted off Interstate 595 into a sweltering bed of swampland brush.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The song centers on a potential lover intent on enticing someone who found big cities in California and New York underwhelming to try out the sights of moonlit cypress trees in Louisiana, with its swamplands and sounds of Zydeco.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
On the news there were stories about a new detention facility in the Everglades, in the swampland in the center of the state.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 9 Aug. 2025
The tour came after some Democrats were blocked earlier from viewing the 3,000-bed detention center that the state rapidly built on an isolated airstrip surrounded by swampland.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The song centers on a potential lover intent on enticing someone who found big cities in California and New York underwhelming to try out the sights of moonlit cypress trees in Louisiana, with its swamplands and sounds of Zydeco.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
On the news there were stories about a new detention facility in the Everglades, in the swampland in the center of the state.
—Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 9 Aug. 2025
The tour came after some Democrats were blocked earlier from viewing the 3,000-bed detention center that the state rapidly built on an isolated airstrip surrounded by swampland.
—Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swampland
Noun
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The Instagram post showed the group laughing and posing while shooting on a marsh outside Charleston.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Spend some time adventuring on the island’s creeks and marshes via a kayak tour.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The land was also covered by swamps and ponds, where animals lived, including deer, ducks and hogs.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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My candidacy is a symbol of the end of the weak-kneed, feckless Republican leadership of Mitch McConnell, and the spineless swamp jellyfish that are in the United States Senate representing the Republicans.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Now the wetlands, woods, wildflower meadows and river views, which are managed and protected by River Fields conservancy, are open for the public to enjoy from dawn to dusk.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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The team has tested the approach in rice paddies and wetlands, environments naturally rich in iron and organic matter.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Swampland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swampland. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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