morass

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as in tangle
something that catches and holds advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible

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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass

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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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