as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development
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Recent Examples of wetland
Cold snap lessons from 2010 When temperatures dropped to around 30 degrees during the 2010 cold snap, many pythons died in the Everglades wetlands.
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Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Plants grow naturally in a wide range of habitats, from moist coastal plains, wetlands, and stream banks to drier sand dunes, hillsides, and upland forests.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Polk County is adding five new wetland habitats to its collection of more than a dozen in an effort to improve water quality and reduce flooding.
—Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026
The Okavango Delta is one of those places, an enigmatic wetland that disappears into the Kalahari Desert and is home to the world’s largest remaining elephant population — a wilderness beyond comparison.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Plants grow naturally in a wide range of habitats, from moist coastal plains, wetlands, and stream banks to drier sand dunes, hillsides, and upland forests.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
Polk County is adding five new wetland habitats to its collection of more than a dozen in an effort to improve water quality and reduce flooding.
—Virginia Barreda, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026
The Okavango Delta is one of those places, an enigmatic wetland that disappears into the Kalahari Desert and is home to the world’s largest remaining elephant population — a wilderness beyond comparison.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wetland
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An industrial landscape gives way to vast marshes spliced by curving waterways.—
Kara Newman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Top 5 Can’t Miss Book a room at The Sunset Inn, where each morning begins with a delightful breakfast overlooking the marsh.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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How to Prune Hardy Hibiscus and Swamp Hibiscus Hardy hibiscus and swamp hibiscus die back to the ground in winter.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been knee-deep in the Epstein swamp since the early 2010s, and the latest release of documents seems to have been the coup de grâce on his public life.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Wetland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wetland. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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