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 However, Pixar's top brass have previously revealed that the film follows a young human woman who jumps into the body of a synthetic beaver and embeds herself with the local beaver population to prevent the destruction of her local wetlands. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 June 2025 By Evie Carrick Spanning more than 800 square miles of wetlands, Everglades National Park is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States—a place where land and water blur into one. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2025 The anhinga is a long-necked and long-tailed swimmer most often seen in lakes, ponds, rivers, coasts and wetlands in Florida, Texas, the mid-Atlantic and southeast U.S., according to the National Audubon Society. Katie Langford, Denver Post, 12 June 2025 Start the morning kayaking in the Morro Bay Estuary, an 800-acre wetland with salt marshes and mudflats. Emese MacZko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wetland
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Noun
  • The potential environmental hazards also bleed into other aspects of Everglades life, including a robust tourism industry where hikers walk trails and explore the marshes on airboats, said Floridians for Public Lands founder Jessica Namath, who attended the protest.
    Makiya Seminera, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • At the same time, Louisiana’s marshes are eroding, and its coastline is fraying.
    Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
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  • Habitats can change, too; should someone drain that Sudbury shrub swamp, the Appalachian Brown would disappear.
    Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • This prehistoric swamp will enchant you even before the mind-melting sunset begins.
    Outside Online, Outside Online, 29 May 2025

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“Wetland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wetland. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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