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often attributive
: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)
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Examples of marsh in a Sentence
a wide expanse of marsh
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
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The 19-year-old man, identified as Willie Redd, and one juvenile were found hiding under the water of a marsh after evading officers on the highway and in Westport early Tuesday, according to the Westport Police Department.
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Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
Further south, Iraq’s central marshes, the Middle East’s largest wetlands, are disappearing again after being re-flooded after Saddam Hussein was ousted.
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Mukad Al Jabbari, Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2015
Caught in the middle are the migrants themselves, including many women and children stuck in hostile marshes and forests along the border.
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Rafal Niedzielski and Czarek Sokolowski, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
Book a kayak or paddleboard tour with Outer Banks Kayak Adventures for a morning or moonlight paddle through the marshes of the Roanoke Sound and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 June 2024
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsh. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
marsh
noun
: an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses and sedges
marshy
adjective
ˈmär-shē
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Nglish: Translation of marsh for Spanish Speakers
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