Thesaurus results for WETLAND

wetland

noun

ˈwet-ˌland

as in marsh

spongy land saturated or partially covered with water the conservation board has not always been rigorous in protecting the wetlands from development

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Recent Examples of wetland But that's enough to witness a landscape that shifts between rainforests, riverine communities, and wetlands. —

Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026 Triple Lakes Trail This is the longest trail in Denali National Park, and takes hikers through forest, wetlands, alpine terrain, and three lakes. —

Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026 Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others. —

Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026 Venezuela’s Orinoco River Basin is a wild land of lush forests, grasslands and a vast delta of jungle wetlands teeming with wildlife. —

Antonio MacHado Allison, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wetland

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Kayaking and paddleboarding are widely enjoyed throughout the islands thanks to the calm coastal waters and the network of rivers that wind through the marshes.

— Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2026
Tidal marshes and the Intracoastal Waterway are just a couple of the sights to be seen.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026