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Recent Examples of swampland
Some of the swampland bordering the streams was spongy, miry, or covered with shallow water; much was flat lowland, normally dry except in time of flood.
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Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
In the early 1900s, new pumping technology enabled development in flood-prone swamplands and housing spread, but the pumping caused land subsidence that made flooding worse in neighborhoods such as Lakeview, Gentilly and Broadmoor.
—Ivis García, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The feisty Pembroke Pines grandmother emerged as a hero a year ago today when firefighter-paramedics rescued her three days after her Toyota Tercel plummeted off Interstate 595 into a sweltering bed of swampland brush.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The song centers on a potential lover intent on enticing someone who found big cities in California and New York underwhelming to try out the sights of moonlit cypress trees in Louisiana, with its swamplands and sounds of Zydeco.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
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Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
In the early 1900s, new pumping technology enabled development in flood-prone swamplands and housing spread, but the pumping caused land subsidence that made flooding worse in neighborhoods such as Lakeview, Gentilly and Broadmoor.
—Ivis García, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
The feisty Pembroke Pines grandmother emerged as a hero a year ago today when firefighter-paramedics rescued her three days after her Toyota Tercel plummeted off Interstate 595 into a sweltering bed of swampland brush.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The song centers on a potential lover intent on enticing someone who found big cities in California and New York underwhelming to try out the sights of moonlit cypress trees in Louisiana, with its swamplands and sounds of Zydeco.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swampland
Noun
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An industrial landscape gives way to vast marshes spliced by curving waterways.—
Kara Newman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Top 5 Can’t Miss Book a room at The Sunset Inn, where each morning begins with a delightful breakfast overlooking the marsh.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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How to Prune Hardy Hibiscus and Swamp Hibiscus Hardy hibiscus and swamp hibiscus die back to the ground in winter.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
9 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, has been knee-deep in the Epstein swamp since the early 2010s, and the latest release of documents seems to have been the coup de grâce on his public life.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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As sweeping changes to the federal Clean Water Act in recent years have weakened protections for wetlands, Illinois has become the first state in the nation to officially recognize a conservation tactic known as rewilding.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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During the hours-long public comment period Monday night, many residents in nearby neighborhoods expressed concerns about losing trail access and a park in the wetlands that have grown in the area.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Swampland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swampland. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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