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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Secaucus is working to recover the natural marshes by designating them as protected so fewer apartment complexes can be built and begin to sink a few years down the road, which has happened in the past.
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Alyssa Jaipersaud, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
Inside Mutton’s Mill is a rare waterwheel, once used to drain the marshes here for agricultural purposes.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
The dry winter months (June to September) are the best times to visit, even with the dust in the air; summer rains fill the marsh and can make access and wildlife viewing tricky.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
City planners laid out Gary’s grid atop the marshes where the rich men of Chicago once spent their weekends hunting and tramping around Calumet, and where the Potawatomi and Miami people lived for 12,000 years before them.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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Alyssa Jaipersaud, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
Inside Mutton’s Mill is a rare waterwheel, once used to drain the marshes here for agricultural purposes.
—Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2024
The dry winter months (June to September) are the best times to visit, even with the dust in the air; summer rains fill the marsh and can make access and wildlife viewing tricky.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2024
City planners laid out Gary’s grid atop the marshes where the rich men of Chicago once spent their weekends hunting and tramping around Calumet, and where the Potawatomi and Miami people lived for 12,000 years before them.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marsh. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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marsh
noun
: an area of soft wet land usually overgrown by grasses and sedges
marshy
adjective
ˈmär-shē
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