as in wetland
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
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Recent Examples of marsh
Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
It was identified as Erythrolamprus taeniogaster, or the coppery marsh-snake.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025
It was identified as Erythrolamprus taeniogaster, or the coppery marsh-snake.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
Noun
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The sanctuary's vast network of trails winds through forests, meadows, and wetlands, as well as up the slopes of Lenox Mountain.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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Another $61 million came from Measure AA, a $12-per home tax approved by voters in 2016 in all nine Bay Area counties for wetland restoration and flood control.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Timm’s garden is a milkweed buffet with seven different kinds planted throughout, like swamp, ice ballet, cinderella, prairie, poke, common and butterfly milkweed.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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For the first time in 10 years, researchers have discovered a new species of Xenurolebias killifish from an isolated swamp about 2 feet deep in eastern Brazil.—
Lauren Liebhaber
September 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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