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as in tangles
something that catches and holds
advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible
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as in marshes
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass
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Recent Examples of morasses
These familiar, turbulent morasses of swirling droplets continue to stymie scientists.
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for morasses
Noun
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This enables easy removal without tangles or hair damage.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
18 Sep. 2025
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And while the musky-floral fragrance brings major beach vibes, the nonsticky styler skips the sea salt, replacing it with hydrolyzed rice protein to add volume and natural movement minus the crunchiness or tangles.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Decades ago, marshes were considered nuisances, soggy flats to be drained, dried, and made waterproof with liberal coatings of asphalt.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Carbon dioxide, which is released when fossil fuels are burned, traps heat in the atmosphere and is largely responsible for the warming of the climate.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Taxpayers making loans to a foreign corporation should also prepare for PFIC traps.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cottonmouths can be found in aquatic and wetland areas like swamps, marshes, drainage ditches, ponds, lakes and streams.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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Far from the equatorial lowlands where these swamps formed, polar glaciers steadily marched on the midlatitudes and threatened to take over the entire planet.—
Peter Brannen,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In early spring of 2025, the prairies were once again dry, but timely rainfall in mid May recharged wetlands in portions of North Dakota, southeastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Warm conditions produce more food for these microbes, which thrive in rotting vegetation, as is found in tropical wetlands and thawing Arctic permafrost.—
Katherine Bourzac,
Quanta Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pet sharks and underground labyrinths, unwelcome doppelgängers and vegetable-hungry monster-rabbits, rogue planets heading for Earth and diabolical Red Wizards—what do all these share in common?—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Her books, with their Borgesian labyrinths and witchy symmetries, sometimes flirt with nonsense.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But this is the wrong time for political sideshows or ethical quagmires.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Since 1972, The Marine Mammal Protection Act has served as a buffer against this cacophony, giving regulators tools to limit harm and protect species from deadly entanglements, vessel strikes, and industrial noise.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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Your relationship or connection to old entanglements no longer serve you.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Morasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morasses. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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