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marshes

noun

plural of marsh

as in wetlands

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 marshes Fire is part of the Everglades ecology — wildfire season coincides with the end of spring when stormy-weather lightning strikes ignite marshes still dry from winter. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 But in the swamps and marshes, oaks are isolated on the islands. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026 Alligators, by contrast, are freshwater dwellers that populate lakes, ponds and marshes across the state. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Smaller marshes are proposed at the Tecolote Creek outfall and at East Shores south of the visitor center. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 North American river otters live in rivers, lakes, streams, marshes and on seacoasts, according to the conservation group River Otter Ecology Project. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 The land features rich biological diversity such as marshes, mudflats and riparian and coastal sage scrub, including sensitive, threatened or endangered species such as the California gnatcatcher and the fairy shrimp. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026 Much of Corona, Flushing, Elmhurst, and East Elmhurst were built on low-lying marshes and meadows along the once four-mile-long Flushing River. — Len Maniace, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts The marshes and scenic shorelines of Cape Cod offer more than a summer hangout. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026

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At the southern end of the Everglades, where marshes and coastal wetlands are most starved for freshwater, peat has started to collapse, ripping open the shallow sawgrass marshes to leave behind deeper pits of open water.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
There are also wetlands, woodlands, savannahs, and mountain bush.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Aug. 2026

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