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as in tangle
something that catches and holds
advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass
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Recent Examples of morass
Sadly, there seems to be no end in sight for this morass of mounting legal disputes.
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Vlad Drazdovich, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Stuck in the middle of this morass are Twitter’s content moderators, who must abide by current rules as the platform continues to operate but are conscious that Twitter’s new owner appears to be touting a fundamentally different approach to acceptable speech.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2022
Those losses sank her into a morass of regret and substance use, which spurred a break from the industry to recollect.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Even far from the morass of toxic politics, misinformation and conspiracy theories, this software is eroding our trust in what’s true and displacing it with bizarre hallucinations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Vlad Drazdovich, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Stuck in the middle of this morass are Twitter’s content moderators, who must abide by current rules as the platform continues to operate but are conscious that Twitter’s new owner appears to be touting a fundamentally different approach to acceptable speech.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, WIRED, 27 Apr. 2022
Those losses sank her into a morass of regret and substance use, which spurred a break from the industry to recollect.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Even far from the morass of toxic politics, misinformation and conspiracy theories, this software is eroding our trust in what’s true and displacing it with bizarre hallucinations.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morass
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Health insurance can involve a tangle of limitations due to provider networks, medical necessity rules and preauthorization requirements.Jay Feinman, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
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Struggling to keep track of a tangle of chargers while flying?Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 4 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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This popular park is known for its diverse landscapes, from bald cypress swamps and maritime forests to tidal marshes.AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
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Make sure your plans include fallback options for these users but don’t fall into the trap of falling back onto lower-assurance security factors.Aaron Painter, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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This is political gamesmanship at its worst, planting a trap for lawmakers by exploiting a tragedy.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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The footprints took the deputies through a field, a wooded area and then to the edge of a swamp.David Chiu, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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And this is the conundrum that every would be drainer of swamps must face.Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Simply put, Democrats can escape their electoral quagmire by recognizing what successful liberal politicians understood until quite recently—that there's nothing compassionate or progressive about letting corporations exploit cheap foreign labor to undermine American workers.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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However, this path has led many young adults into a financial quagmire.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Brownfield to wetlands: Pima county officials plan green future for contaminated facility Finally, John Leos visited Tucson to meet with some of the folks who are trying to clean-up a wastewater treatment plant that, for years, filled surrounding areas with a pretty rank odor.Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Adding to its uniqueness, the city winds along the Mississippi River and is surrounded by distinct wetland habitats of swamps, bayous, and marshes.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mazes and labyrinths have been around for thousands of years.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Advertisement Also wading through the bureaucratic labyrinth was Dalal Al-Sumah.Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The legal system is broken, and businesses can't take a chance on getting caught up in this quicksand.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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The legal system is broken, and businesses can’t take a chance in getting caught up in this quicksand.Tara Suter, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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