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spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
grasses, sedges, and rushes are the plant species most commonly found in marshlands
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Recent Examples of marshland
Kendall-Frost has the only remaining marshland in Mission Bay Park, which was essentially all marshland before it was aggressively dredged after World War II to create what city officials call the world’s largest aquatic park.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Flocks of migrating birds use our salt marshlands, inundated with nutrients twice a day, to feed themselves and to rest on their way north.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
The barrier island, located just an hour south of Charleston, is dominated by miles of sandy beaches, pristine marshlands, and thickets of forest, along with a low-key but luxurious, amenity-laden lifestyle.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
The revised Climate Action Plan that the council approved in 2022 calls for creating 700 acres of marshland across the city.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
Flocks of migrating birds use our salt marshlands, inundated with nutrients twice a day, to feed themselves and to rest on their way north.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
The barrier island, located just an hour south of Charleston, is dominated by miles of sandy beaches, pristine marshlands, and thickets of forest, along with a low-key but luxurious, amenity-laden lifestyle.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 19 July 2024
The revised Climate Action Plan that the council approved in 2022 calls for creating 700 acres of marshland across the city.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshland
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They can be seen roaming the marshes in search of food before beginning their journey, typically between early March and mid-May, to Asia.David Escribano, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024
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Little is known about Dufrene other than that the 39-year-old is a captain for Arthur’s Air Boat Tours, giving wildlife tours on the swamps and marshes just outside of New Orleans.Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
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By 1958, part of the stream in Elm Grove was developed over, and routed into a concrete culvert, which no longer absorbed the water as the wetland did.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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In Caddo Lake, a brain-melting sci-fi film starring Dylan O’Brien that hit Max last month, the wetlands symbolize all of the above and then some as multiple characters try to get to the root of some seriously-hard-to-explain events.Laura Bradley, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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His latest monologue, in contrast, is submerged in the swamp of vintage misogyny.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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Fight Club’s insights about the consequences of men rallying around resentment remain apt today, a period in which Donald Trump’s grievance politics and the growing swamp of the manosphere are shaping American masculinity.Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Marshland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshland. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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