swamps 1 of 2

plural of swamp

swamps

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of swamp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of swamps
Noun
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 Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025 Far from the equatorial lowlands where these swamps formed, polar glaciers steadily marched on the midlatitudes and threatened to take over the entire planet. Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 On the coast, there is a swampy coastal plain with mangrove swamps. Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The sanctuary is a favorite of paddlers who enjoy the calm mangrove swamps, as well as kiteboarders who relish the excellent conditions at the park’s bay. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025 Wood storks are North America’s only native stork and usually like living in southern swamps, according to the National Audubon Society. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025 With their dark, armored skin and bony scutes, or external plates, American alligators thrive in slow-moving freshwater rivers, swamps, marshes, and lakes across the Southeast, including Florida's Everglades. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025 The park also has springs, swamps, and rivers, plus stunning canyon vistas. Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamps
Noun
  • According to the brand, the wind and sun there evaporate 90 percent of the fresh water in these marshes, leaving behind salt crystals at the bottom that are harvested using a skimming tool.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Whatever the name, for centuries people have reported seeing these eerie, faint blue flames hovering over marshes, bogs and other wetlands.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Customers can also order a steak nugget sandwich, served with Havarti cheese, crispy onions, pickles and mayo on a toasted bun.
    Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Fries, chicken, cut tomatoes and pickles were stored without covers.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In shocking footage posted on Facebook, large waves are seen breaking through the glass doors of the lobby as water rushes in and quickly floods the hotel.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Bright sunlight floods the sensors with background noise, surface reflections distort the signal, and long-distance measurements require higher stability than short-range indoor use.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This figure motivates Butrich but also overwhelms her.
    Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
  • If a disaster overwhelms state and local capacity, officials may request a presidential declaration, the agency said.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By leaving roots in place, the landscape may remain more stable, helping reduce sediment runoff into creeks and wetlands.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Visitors can also tube or kayak along the Delaware, wander the wetlands of the Bashakill Wildlife Management Area, or even tackle sections of the Appalachian Trail, all within a short drive.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pakistan Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad said his nation was hoping for more of a consensus going into Tuesday’s vote given the funding predicaments and operational issues that have dogged the MSS.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Is River in desperate need of some R&R, or is everyone else projecting their own predicaments onto him?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Americans are used to thinking about automation as something that devastates factory towns in the heartland.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The novel is about three teenagers experiencing the joy and angst of their senior year in a New York City high school as the AIDS crisis devastates their community.
    Abdi Nazemian, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dilemmas of post-revolutionary life—in particular, the gap between fulsome propaganda and flawed realities—were efficiently captured, as usual, in the popular genre known as the anekdot.
    Benjamin Nathans September 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In the plot, a fictional president of Italy faces moral and ethical dilemmas.
    Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025

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