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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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Recent Examples of morass
Stuck in the middle of this morass are Twitter’s content moderators, who must abide by current rules as the platform continues to operate but are conscious that Twitter’s new owner appears to be touting a fundamentally different approach to acceptable speech.
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Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2022
Those losses sank her into a morass of regret and substance use, which spurred a break from the industry to recollect.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Even far from the morass of toxic politics, misinformation and conspiracy theories, this software is eroding our trust in what’s true and displacing it with bizarre hallucinations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Again, the source material already provides the spinoff with fresh purpose: These stories are fundamentally explorations of what knighthood means as a philosophy and an institution in the moral morass that is Westeros.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
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Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2022
Those losses sank her into a morass of regret and substance use, which spurred a break from the industry to recollect.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Even far from the morass of toxic politics, misinformation and conspiracy theories, this software is eroding our trust in what’s true and displacing it with bizarre hallucinations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Again, the source material already provides the spinoff with fresh purpose: These stories are fundamentally explorations of what knighthood means as a philosophy and an institution in the moral morass that is Westeros.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morass
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In about 30 minutes the dish is ready, an encouraging tangle of tasty equilibrium.Scott Hocker, theweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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His proof only guaranteed, for instance, that the circle could be found in his sponge — not that all homeomorphic knots could be, their loops and tangles still intact.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
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Raised railroad tracks and a Nike missile site upset the natural flow of the marshes and wetlands.Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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The entire film takes place in a marsh where two women — a mother and a daughter-in-law — make their living by murdering samurai who wander into their swampy territory and selling the warriors' armor for cash.Katie Rife, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Why Keyword Blocking Is The Wrong Measure In my opinion, creating blacklists of keywords is the most standard brand safety measure, as well as its most typical trap.Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The fastest way to get rid of roof rats involves a combination of trapping, sealing entry points and removing food and shelter: Set traps strategically: Use snap traps or electronic traps baited with peanut butter, fruit or nuts.Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Daily Mail moreover published photos which purported to show DeGeneres’s property left in a swamp of flood water.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024
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On a trek through the forest, Nora’s guide signalled for the group to stop near the bank of a swamp.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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While pardons extended to broad categories of people are rare, the approach has been used in the past to avoid the Justice Department becoming complicit in moral quagmires of the federal government's own making.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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Georgian anti-Putin drama The Antique, which is that nation’s Oscar entry, has returned to the courts rather than big screens amid a quagmire of legal tussles.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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And that comes as the loss of wetlands has accelerated, and critical protections have eased.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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These wetlands mimic conditions found in TB patients' lungs: acidic, low in nutrients, and oxygen-deprived.Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
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Practically every type of metal and e-waste is recycled somewhere in this labyrinth.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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In Greek mythology, the Minotaur — with the head of a bull and body of a man — was imprisoned at the center of a labyrinth in Crete and ate anyone who couldn’t find their way out.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Chicago and Illinois are sinking in a quicksand of pension debt.Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
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The firing pushes Edwin and Gabriela further into a quicksand of poverty.Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2024
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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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