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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
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
These many watering holes are reflective of the Lone Star state's varied geographic regions, from bald cypress swamps to mountainous desert lakes.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
From the pine forests and black swamps to the marsh flats and on to the Gulf, the refuge burgeons with life in ways hard to explain to someone who hasn’t been there.
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Jeff Vandermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Its disaster response fleet includes boats, barges and helicopters that can transport team members and equipment through hard-to-reach areas including swamps and mountains after a disaster, according to Shannon Browning, the associate director of AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery team.
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Ayana Archie,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Little creeks meandered from lake to lake and through patches of lush grassy meadows and swamps, while the trail followed the higher ground covered with spruce.
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Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
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Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Sumatran orangutans live in the rainforests and swamps on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
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Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 May 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.
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Joaquin Palomino,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
18 June 2026
These many watering holes are reflective of the Lone Star state's varied geographic regions, from bald cypress swamps to mountainous desert lakes.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
From the pine forests and black swamps to the marsh flats and on to the Gulf, the refuge burgeons with life in ways hard to explain to someone who hasn’t been there.
—
Jeff Vandermeer,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
Its disaster response fleet includes boats, barges and helicopters that can transport team members and equipment through hard-to-reach areas including swamps and mountains after a disaster, according to Shannon Browning, the associate director of AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery team.
—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
4 June 2026
Little creeks meandered from lake to lake and through patches of lush grassy meadows and swamps, while the trail followed the higher ground covered with spruce.
—
Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
—
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Sumatran orangutans live in the rainforests and swamps on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.
—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
They are typically found in shallow ponds, swamps, canals, reservoirs, lakes and rivers.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 May 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.
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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.
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Joaquin Palomino,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swamps
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Marshy has over eight miles of trails through marshes and coastal forest adjacent to Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks.
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State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.
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Those with the most pickles by weight will face off for the title of Baron of Bobbing.
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Layer the onions, 2 to 3 bacon pieces, and 2 to 3 pickles over the patty.
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This is the essence of GPS spoofing, in which an attacker floods a GPS receiver with deceptive signals.
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Melatonin floods the brain and body, telling each cell that night has come.
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Money earned from chip sales abroad quickly flows out to buy stocks like Nvidia, creating persistent downward pressure on the won that overwhelms export gains.
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Bold pink, yellow, and blue tile typically overwhelms a bathroom, dictates its overall color scheme, and limits decor choices.
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Kadis said among the strategy’s proposals is a blue carbon credit program that would fund carbon-absorbing coastal wetlands, marshes and mangroves.
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Instead, the idea is to lock in preservation protections for the 17,000 acres of wetlands surrounding the facility.
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Rather than bridging shortfalls, both Seattle and Washington now face more difficult fiscal predicaments, Joblon said.
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The madman strategy is for not-crazy leaders caught in adverse predicaments.
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So when the dog is lost in a severe storm that devastates the region and leaves many homeless, an overwhelmed Rose must balance the urgency of her search mission alongside the misfortune of others close to her.
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Withholding effective treatment for chronic disease devastates lives and drives up healthcare costs.
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At the time, the metaphor seemed to work because of the particular dilemmas posed by Brexit.
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Readers learn not simply from facts but from context, uncertainty, leadership dilemmas and competing priorities.
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“Swamps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swamps. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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