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
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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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Florida alligator safety Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
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Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
The researchers suspect that, during high solar activity, the signal from the planet’s magnetic influence is swamped.
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John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
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Noun
Some of the most important pollinator plants in Connecticut include bee balm, buttonbush, columbine, geranium, goldenrod, highbush blueberry, New England aster, New Jersey tea and swamp milkweed.
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Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Florida alligator safety Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Verb
Word is Taylor Swift and her longtime stylist, Joseph Cassell, were swamped with sketches from designers from all over the world for this weekend’s wedding of music’s most famous pop star to football’s now most famous tight end.
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Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
29 June 2026
The researchers suspect that, during high solar activity, the signal from the planet’s magnetic influence is swamped.
—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
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“Swamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swamp. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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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