1
: a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
especially
: one dominated by woody vegetation
2
: a tract of swamp
3
: a difficult or troublesome situation or subject
swamp
adjective
swamped; swamping; swamps
1
2
: to open by removing underbrush and debris
: to become submerged
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Examples of swamp in a Sentence
Noun
Alligators live in the lowland swamps.
be careful in the swamp, because alligators sometimes lurk there
Verb
The sea level rose and swamped the coastal villages.
The boat sank after it was swamped by waves.
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Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Fight Club’s insights about the consequences of men rallying around resentment remain apt today, a period in which Donald Trump’s grievance politics and the growing swamp of the manosphere are shaping American masculinity.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Ben Geman, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
But the scandal threatens to swamp his firm, which took on debt and lent Kahn $200 million to build and take the Delaware, Ohio, company private.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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Noun
His latest monologue, in contrast, is submerged in the swamp of vintage misogyny.
—Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
Fight Club’s insights about the consequences of men rallying around resentment remain apt today, a period in which Donald Trump’s grievance politics and the growing swamp of the manosphere are shaping American masculinity.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
Regulatory changes and costs certainly affect producers' decisions, but that can be swamped by very attractive or very low commodity prices.
—Ben Geman, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
But the scandal threatens to swamp his firm, which took on debt and lent Kahn $200 million to build and take the Delaware, Ohio, company private.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Swamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swamp. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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swamp
1 of 2 noun
ˈswämp 
ˈswȯmp
: wet spongy land often partly covered with water
swamp
2 of 2 verb1
: to fill or become filled with or as if with water
2
: overwhelm sense 2
was swamped with work
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