as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
they're out of paper in the bog again
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Recent Examples of bog
Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Dredged out of the past and hinting at violent mysteries, bog bodies intrigue and haunt us.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Transplant and feed water lilies and bog plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Like billing insurance companies or updating electronic health records — time consuming tasks that bog therapists down.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Dredged out of the past and hinting at violent mysteries, bog bodies intrigue and haunt us.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Transplant and feed water lilies and bog plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bog
Noun
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The vehicle then crashed into a tree near Apopka Street, sending the car into a grassy marsh, MSP says.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
15 May 2026
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The wetland spans about 428,000 hectares (1,600 square miles) of lagoons, mangroves and marshes — roughly the size of Los Angeles — and has been a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2000.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Even the bathrooms are curved like a Richard Serra installation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 May 2026
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Run the bathroom fan during and after showering to remove moisture from the air.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Earthrise rejected Becker’s arguments that the application does not properly identify wetlands that have been farmed.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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In addition to drawing storm chasers and meteorologists, the wetlands surrounding the Catatumbo Lightning area are home to creatures like howler monkeys, river dolphins, anacondas, and capybara, which entice photographers, fishers, and wildlife tourists.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The hotel and its accommodations have been designed with accessibility in mind, including elevators, entrances, parking, restrooms, hotel rooms, and routes to and from all restaurants, meeting, and entertainment spaces.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Plans call for renovations to restrooms, adding a catering kitchen and repairing windows and glass.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 May 2026
Noun
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The caller also reported seeing a male individual running into a swamp near the crash site.—
Edie Peffley,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Follow a swamp airboat swerving along a Louisiana bayou.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Orjuela was apprehended while attempting to flush several hundred grams of fentanyl down a toilet, court records show.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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The art of base stealing and bunting is just in the toilet at this point.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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Still under construction are a series of woodland houses and cottages, two Padel courts and an ambitious Roman-style bath house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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Its rugged landscape is shaped by geothermal activity, with fumaroles, mud baths, and natural saunas in place of sandy beaches.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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