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 Throughout the marshes and along sandy beaches, visitors will see pelicans wading around piers with their gular pouches full of fish, ospreys, warblers, terns, herons, egrets, black-necked stilts, and roseate spoonbills, which are a vibrant bubblegum-pink color, due to their shrimp diet. Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2025 The recycled trees are placed in the wetlands at Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge to help protect the natural marsh and shoreline by reducing wave action and slowing erosion, according to officials. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025 The group ventured along the South Platte River through open fields and deciduous woodland, near ponds and marshes. Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024 Georgia’s barrier islands, including St. Simons and Jekyll Island, boast diverse landscapes made up of beaches, marshes, dunes, and maritime forests. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marsh

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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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