as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development
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Recent Examples of wetland
Other historic sites endangered in 2025 Cedar Key, Florida
Cedar Key is a cluster of small islands off the west coast of Florida with a natural landscape of wetlands and low-lying woodlands.
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The park protects over 2,000 acres of longleaf pine forest, wetlands, and limestone springs, and its trails offer quiet, shaded walks year-round.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Most of his property was within 150 feet of the pond shoreline, the current wetlands boundary, which meant that extensive alterations would require a time-consuming variance application.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
In Lake Erie, where nutrients come primarily from agriculture, that means improving agricultural practices and restoring wetlands to reduce the amount of nutrients flowing off of farm fields and into the lake.
—Gregory J. Dick, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
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Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The park protects over 2,000 acres of longleaf pine forest, wetlands, and limestone springs, and its trails offer quiet, shaded walks year-round.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
Most of his property was within 150 feet of the pond shoreline, the current wetlands boundary, which meant that extensive alterations would require a time-consuming variance application.
—Andrew Rice, Curbed, 26 June 2025
In Lake Erie, where nutrients come primarily from agriculture, that means improving agricultural practices and restoring wetlands to reduce the amount of nutrients flowing off of farm fields and into the lake.
—Gregory J. Dick, The Conversation, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wetland
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Dense forests, bogs, and marshes create a rich habitat for wildlife—from trumpeter swans and bald eagles to deer and bears.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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The river had shallows, marshes, sandbars, oxbows, eddies, weed flats and drop offs, all of which created nurseries, hiding spots and ambush points for a food chain that included aquatic bugs, frogs, fish, turtles, alligators, deer, otters, panthers and eagles.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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Trump joked about the dangers of the swamp, the Florida GOP is selling hats and t-shirts bearing the facility’s name, and one of the president’s advisors implied that all U.S. Latinos should be fed to alligators.—
Time,
Time,
17 July 2025
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In the final stories of Mother to Men, Sodality reckons with the council’s refusal to deal with a swamp full of brackish water that is causing typhus: the council says that the expense outweighs any potential gain.—
Deborah Williams
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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“Wetland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wetland. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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