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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Recent Examples of marsh
The latest addition to Auberge Resorts Collection—and the brand’s first South Carolina hotel—has 72 guest rooms and suites spread across several buildings that feel more like a group of Southern homes, many offering river and marsh views.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Get In Touch With Nature Just north of St. Augustine Beach, Anastasia State Park is a pristine stretch of sand with abundant wildlife and natural tidal marshes.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
While the book takes place in North Carolina, the film was actually shot in Louisiana and features the protagonist’s home in the marshes of Lake Pontchartrain.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Hadi bookmarks this at the end, with a lilting shot of Lamia peering into the marshes.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Get In Touch With Nature Just north of St. Augustine Beach, Anastasia State Park is a pristine stretch of sand with abundant wildlife and natural tidal marshes.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
While the book takes place in North Carolina, the film was actually shot in Louisiana and features the protagonist’s home in the marshes of Lake Pontchartrain.
—Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Hadi bookmarks this at the end, with a lilting shot of Lamia peering into the marshes.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marsh
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Salton Sea: In the May 25 California section, an article about efforts to create new wetlands at the Salton Sea referred to double-crested cormorants as double-breasted cormorants.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Or the new bridge could host floating wetlands that could filter pollutants, like the ones installed at Baltimore’s National Aquarium nearby.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2025
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In Louisiana, alligators live mostly along the state’s coastal marshes but also can be found in its canals, bayous, rivers and swamps.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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From swamp to salinity In Western Australia, sediment cores from the beds of Lake Aerodrome, Gastropod Lake and Prado Lake reveal how long-term drying can change the ecology of a region.—
Francisca Oboh Ikuenobe,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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“Marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marsh. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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