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as in marshes
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there
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as in pickles
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with her credit cards maxed out, and the making of minimum payments a challenge, debt seemed to be an ever-deepening swamp
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as in floods
to cover with a flood
the boat was swamped by the huge wave has been swamped with paperwork since she returned from vacation
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as in overwhelms
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
parents feeling swamped by work and family obligations
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Recent Examples of swamps
Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Workers of the 1920s waded into swamps, armed with axes and handsaws.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The fire had reached nearby bays and swamps, which contributed to the challenging firefighting conditions.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
During construction, Black men shoveled mud through malarial swamps, while battling snakes and alligators in intense heat.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Post-Order 66 Jedi are often just lesser versions of Obi-Wan Kenobi or Yoda, skulking around in swamps and deserts, but this duo can't seem to stay away from the action.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
All seagrasses descend from a group of flowering plants that includes the arums and water plantains, many of which grow in swamps or along streams.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The pygmy hippopotamus, once thought to surface in the swamps, is believed to be extinct.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The Tibet-Butler Preserve boasts boardwalks and sandy trails that wind through pine forests, cypress swamps, and lakeside habitats.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
The repairs should keep water from damaging the telescope, as cold, wet and windy weather arrives and swamps the Bay Area into next week, potentially bringing snow to Mount Hamilton.
—Joaquin Palomino, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
They're also known as craydids, crawdads, and rock lobsters, and they're found in swamps, rivers, and lakes.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
Workers of the 1920s waded into swamps, armed with axes and handsaws.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The fire had reached nearby bays and swamps, which contributed to the challenging firefighting conditions.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
During construction, Black men shoveled mud through malarial swamps, while battling snakes and alligators in intense heat.
—Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Post-Order 66 Jedi are often just lesser versions of Obi-Wan Kenobi or Yoda, skulking around in swamps and deserts, but this duo can't seem to stay away from the action.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
All seagrasses descend from a group of flowering plants that includes the arums and water plantains, many of which grow in swamps or along streams.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
The pygmy hippopotamus, once thought to surface in the swamps, is believed to be extinct.
—Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
The Tibet-Butler Preserve boasts boardwalks and sandy trails that wind through pine forests, cypress swamps, and lakeside habitats.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Though the darkness of the material never swamps the comedy, a balance McGee calibrated deliberately — less interested in the whodunit than in the women fumbling through it.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
The repairs should keep water from damaging the telescope, as cold, wet and windy weather arrives and swamps the Bay Area into next week, potentially bringing snow to Mount Hamilton.
—Joaquin Palomino, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamps
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Nearby, explore Anastasia State Park, a 1600-acre property brimming with wildlife, stunning beaches, maritime hammocks, and tidal marshes.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Since then, officials have used grants to restore marshes, remove invasive species and replace turf grass with native plants.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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There’s also the Chicken Sammy for $13, topped with Swiss and mozzarella cheeses as well as Buffalo-style mayo, pickles, housemade pesto and lemon caper aioli.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
11 May 2026
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Breakfast also featured a fish main (a thick cut of salmon with miso sauce), pickles, rice, and miso soup.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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Years later, when our lives intersect with children and children’s books, the ice thaws; that old love floods us.—
Mac Barnett,
Longreads,
5 May 2026
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Neuroscientists Wendy Suzuki, PhD, Samuel Wang, PhD, and Gary Small, MD explain how movement increases blood flow, boosts growth factors like BDNF, and floods the brain with mood-lifting neurochemicals.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is the monthly observing window — when moonlight no longer overwhelms the fainter stars and the sky begins to reveal itself again.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Excess sugar overwhelms the kidneys, which flush it — along with hydrating fluids — out through urine, leaving people dehydrated and trapped in a cycle of thirst.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 May 2026
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Earthrise rejected Becker’s arguments that the application does not properly identify wetlands that have been farmed.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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More than 350 bird species have been recorded in the park, so keep an eye out along the shore or in the wetlands.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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The madman strategy is for not-crazy leaders caught in adverse predicaments.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Journeys that used to take entire seasons were being covered in single episodes, characters survived predicaments that once meant surefire death, and previously relevant factors like supplies, infrastructure, and alliances no longer mattered.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Florida’s citrus industry has been in a steady decline the past 25 years because of Huanglongbing (also known as HLB and citrus greening disease), a bacterial disease that devastates citrus trees.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Kyiv residents endure long daily blackouts as Russia devastates the power system, leaving tower block dwellers freezing in apartments with no heat or light.—
Derek Gatopoulos,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2026
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Still, even after the election, Magyar has remained relentlessly on message—which is to say, vague and tight-lipped, leaving several inconvenient dilemmas unaddressed.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Researchers then provided examples of thoughtful responses to ethical dilemmas, which the model learned from via supervised learning.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
9 May 2026
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“Swamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamps. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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