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 new tracks, bridges and infrastructure required to take advantage of the new tunnel — a laundry list of upgrades to the lines crossing the northern New Jersey swamplands — is expected to need significant federal investments as well.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Here, the gardens often appear to be sinking or submerged as rising seas threaten to turn earthly Edens into swampland.
—The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Equipped with ancient mountains, a lengthy coastline and vast swathes of swampland, the state of Georgia offers a particularly diverse array of attractions for nature lovers to explore.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
In 1900, engineers reversed the flow of the Chicago River, and 45 years before that, lawmakers decided to physically elevate the city from the swampland on which it was built.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
Here, the gardens often appear to be sinking or submerged as rising seas threaten to turn earthly Edens into swampland.
—The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Equipped with ancient mountains, a lengthy coastline and vast swathes of swampland, the state of Georgia offers a particularly diverse array of attractions for nature lovers to explore.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
In 1900, engineers reversed the flow of the Chicago River, and 45 years before that, lawmakers decided to physically elevate the city from the swampland on which it was built.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swampland
Noun
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The potential environmental hazards also bleed into other aspects of Everglades life, including a robust tourism industry where hikers walk trails and explore the marshes on airboats, said Floridians for Public Lands founder Jessica Namath, who attended the protest.—
Makiya Seminera,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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At the same time, Louisiana’s marshes are eroding, and its coastline is fraying.—
Boyce Upholt,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
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Habitats can change, too; should someone drain that Sudbury shrub swamp, the Appalachian Brown would disappear.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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This prehistoric swamp will enchant you even before the mind-melting sunset begins.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
29 May 2025
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The empty shoreline where volunteers worked in May was previously a thick mangrove wetland, before Hurricane Ian devastated the Fort Myers area in 2022.—
Christina Kelso,
New York Times,
24 June 2025
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In the long term, Caltrans has a plan to replace the current road with an elevated causeway that would move vehicles above the wetlands below.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2025
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“Swampland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swampland. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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