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Recent Examples of swampland
Thirty-seven years ago this week, people in Broward County went to the polls and taxed themselves to protect swampland, trees and mangroves from bulldozers.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
The pic centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Food and music may anchor daily life in Lafayette, but the surrounding swampland—and its hunting, fishing, birding, and kayaking—completes it.
—Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
In the swamplands of Florida there sits a forcefield that formed after a meteor hit the area.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
The pic centers on a group of holidaymakers who must fight for their lives against a rampaging hippo after becoming lost in the Louisiana swamplands.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Food and music may anchor daily life in Lafayette, but the surrounding swampland—and its hunting, fishing, birding, and kayaking—completes it.
—Phil Thomas, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
In the swamplands of Florida there sits a forcefield that formed after a meteor hit the area.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swampland
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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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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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
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“Swampland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swampland. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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