as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
much of the county's swampland was drained for agriculture
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Recent Examples of swampland
The view changes with it—fields of cotton and trees rising out of swampland.
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Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
The soldiers under Brigadier General Francis Marion rode this unflappable horse through swampland to defeat the British army, marking a turn in the war effort.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
The founders of Macondo wade through swampland in One Hundred Years of SolitudeMauro González—Netflix
Solitude traces the rise and fall of a family, a house, a town—and, in its most conspicuous layer of symbolism, a civilization—over the course of, yes, 100 years.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
The town's natural swamplands appear to have been subsumed by the storm's torrential rain, covering much of the terrain in shallow, standing water.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025
The soldiers under Brigadier General Francis Marion rode this unflappable horse through swampland to defeat the British army, marking a turn in the war effort.
—Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
The founders of Macondo wade through swampland in One Hundred Years of SolitudeMauro González—Netflix
Solitude traces the rise and fall of a family, a house, a town—and, in its most conspicuous layer of symbolism, a civilization—over the course of, yes, 100 years.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
The town's natural swamplands appear to have been subsumed by the storm's torrential rain, covering much of the terrain in shallow, standing water.
—NBC News, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swampland
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Recipe tested by Sarah Brekke, MS Hands On Time: 15 mins Roast Time: 32 mins Total Time: 47 mins Servings: 4 Jump to Nutrition Facts As the name suggests, this seafood boil first bubbled up in South Carolina’s Lowcountry—an area of marshes and waterways along the state’s coast.—
Jessica Saari Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2025
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According the commission, the state regulatory agency that oversees the bay, Marin County is facing about $17 billion in expenses to build adaptation projects, such as living shorelines, marshes and potentially seawalls and levees, to protect itself from inundation.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Enea turned to nature for a solution, planting 38 swamp cypresses (Taxodium distichum), each capable of extracting up to 800 liters of water per day.—
Nel-Olivia Waga,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Herbs are good, if they’re allowed to flower, as are flowers like anise hyssop, purple coneflower and swamp milkweed.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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Here, visitors will find miles of wetlands as well as expansive prairies covered with wildflowers.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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In addition to chemists and biologists, the science office also employs physicians, nurses, hydrologists and experts who focus on plants, soils and wetlands.—
Lisa Friedman,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Swampland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swampland. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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