morasses

noun

Definition of morassesnext
plural of morass
1
as in tangles
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 marshes
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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  1. marshes
  2. wetlands
  3. entanglements
Noun
  • During the sixth century, France’s Merovingian kings looked from the island across what were still marshes and fields on the Left Bank toward the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
    Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of marshes
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  • In the long term, these wetlands could prevent hundreds of billions of dollars of flood damage in the region.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
  • If passed, the Wetlands and Small Streams Protection Act would empower the state’s Department of Natural Resources to regulate private land use around the state’s remaining wetlands.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of wetlands
Noun
  • After her 10-year relationship collapses, a newly single woman dives back into the dating pool, navigating seven wildly different romantic entanglements that prepare her for her future husband.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The film weaves together Netanyahu’s rise to power with his legal entanglements, which as the film notes date as far back as 1997.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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