as in wetland
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals
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Each spring and fall, as the snakes migrated between their summer marshes and winter dens, tens of thousands of snakes died trying to cross the two-lane road.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The new seal does not include the village’s year of incorporation, has a different color flame and a different spelling for the Potawatomi word for marsh, Wabskoki, for which Skokie is named.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The marsh also rules out a Viking settlement as a source.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The search for a missing 84-year-old man became even more challenging when rescuers located him in a marsh, but couldn’t find their way back out in the dark, Florida officials say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The new seal does not include the village’s year of incorporation, has a different color flame and a different spelling for the Potawatomi word for marsh, Wabskoki, for which Skokie is named.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
The marsh also rules out a Viking settlement as a source.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
The search for a missing 84-year-old man became even more challenging when rescuers located him in a marsh, but couldn’t find their way back out in the dark, Florida officials say.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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