as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
grasses, sedges, and rushes are the plant species most commonly found in marshlands
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Recent Examples of marshland
Having been erected on marshlands and barrier islands using early land reclamation techniques, its waterlogged ground is now compacting in a process called subsidence.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Golf carts, bikes, and paddleboard and Segway tours of the nearby marshlands are also available to be booked.
—Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
What was once a perennial wetland became a seasonal marshland, with flood waters receding every spring and summer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
First up is a easy, 2.5-mile birding walk on Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., along the Baylands’ sloughs, San Francisquito Creek and the marshlands, a major migratory flyway for birds.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Golf carts, bikes, and paddleboard and Segway tours of the nearby marshlands are also available to be booked.
—Esther Carlstone, Parents, 18 Dec. 2024
What was once a perennial wetland became a seasonal marshland, with flood waters receding every spring and summer.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
First up is a easy, 2.5-mile birding walk on Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., along the Baylands’ sloughs, San Francisquito Creek and the marshlands, a major migratory flyway for birds.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marshland
Noun
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The route that runs straight through Darien, Georgia, and cuts across the marshes, rivers and creeks along coastal McIntosh County leads to a historic site: Butler Island, a once vast antebellum plantation.—
Melissa L. Cooper,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Medaka–aka the Japanese rice fish–are only about 1.4 inches long and can be found in rice paddies, ponds, marshes, quiet streams, and tide pools in Japan.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2025
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In addition, flamingos are increasingly being reported in the shallow treatment wetlands created along the northern fringe of the Everglades.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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Nestled among 100 acres of wetlands in Snake River Canyon, there are six pools fed by hot springs scattered throughout the park, including a kids-only pool.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
6 Jan. 2025
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Jim Paladino, Tampa Start with the swamp The Sun Sentinel recently published a letter by Deb Tarrant of Hillsboro Beach that could have been written by Trump himself.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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The locations team was worried, however, that the swamp was too slippery for actors, crew and animals, its bed made up of mud and roots.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Marshland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marshland. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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