swamplands

plural of swampland
as in marshes
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 swamplands Across state and federal lands, accommodations designated for Black Americans were routinely and nakedly inferior, relegated to remote, underdeveloped parcels or mosquito-prone swamplands. Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Congo Basin, Central Africa Tropical rain forests and swamplands blanket Central Africa’s Congo Basin, which spans six countries, including the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Gabon. Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026 As with her earlier work, ecotourism will be a crucial component of conserving these feral swamplands and dry tropical forests at the heart of South America. The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026 In the 1950s, land reclamation transformed former swamplands and a typhoon shelter into today’s Victoria Park and Causeway Bay. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026 The pic centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026 In the swamplands of Florida there sits a forcefield that formed after a meteor hit the area. Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025 Temperatures will dip below freezing in parts of all Lower 48 states, including Florida’s subtropical regions, Louisiana’s swamplands and the mountains of California. Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamplands
Noun
  • The wind reaches the fens of eastern England before the light does, moving over the marshes in long gray sweeps.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the historic route connected waterfront communities that were once separated by rivers, bays, and marshes, creating a new way for travelers to experience the region’s seafood, architecture, and maritime traditions.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • More importantly, Ayers fears that if the city does nothing to maintain the wetlands, Village Creek will cease being a temporary home to so many species of birds that might not otherwise be found in North Texas.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Whitmer had faced intense criticism from Great Lakes groups and tribes after her administration reissued wetlands and bottomlands permits for the controversial tunnel project.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Stories — real or not — circulated in the 19th and early 20th centuries of White people using Black children as bait while hunting in Florida’s swamps.
    Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Black rat snakes occupy an expansive range of habitats, from swamps and marshes to forests and fields.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

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“Swamplands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamplands. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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