as in marshes
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 wetlands
The Ballona wetlands had just been designated a state ecological reserve in 2005, but at the time there was concern the area wouldn’t be managed properly.
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Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Last Thursday, the city’s inland-wetlands commission voted 6-1 in favor of the developer, giving a green light for the project to move ahead.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Liu said the project will strengthen Peru’s role as a regional trade gateway linking Asia and Latin America and support broader development, including environmental initiatives tied to wetlands and coastal habitats.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Wood storks need wetlands to survive, and that habitat is facing overwhelming pressure.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The park offers one of the most exciting wildlife experiences in Southern Africa, with a million acres of biodiverse savannas, wetlands, and montane rainforests, and a range of animals that includes buffalo herds, lion prides, and an array of birds.
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
But the storks suffered when developers and agriculture operations began the ditching and draining that eventually compromised some 35% of South Florida's wetlands, where the majority of the birds nested.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
About 3,000 acres of wetlands have disappeared in the county over roughly the last decade, a Tampa Bay Times analysis of land use data shows.
—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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, 4 Feb. 2026
Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Last Thursday, the city’s inland-wetlands commission voted 6-1 in favor of the developer, giving a green light for the project to move ahead.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Liu said the project will strengthen Peru’s role as a regional trade gateway linking Asia and Latin America and support broader development, including environmental initiatives tied to wetlands and coastal habitats.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 12 Feb. 2026
Wood storks need wetlands to survive, and that habitat is facing overwhelming pressure.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
The park offers one of the most exciting wildlife experiences in Southern Africa, with a million acres of biodiverse savannas, wetlands, and montane rainforests, and a range of animals that includes buffalo herds, lion prides, and an array of birds.
—Lisa Grainger, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
But the storks suffered when developers and agriculture operations began the ditching and draining that eventually compromised some 35% of South Florida's wetlands, where the majority of the birds nested.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
About 3,000 acres of wetlands have disappeared in the county over roughly the last decade, a Tampa Bay Times analysis of land use data shows.
—Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
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, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wetlands
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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Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens In the coastal marshes of North Carolina, in a fictional town called Barkley Cove, lives Kya Clark.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But otherwise, the kids were free to roam around Iron River, playing football in their front yard and basketball on the playground, or cutting through woods and swamps.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Much of that wildlife is concentrated within Corcovado National Park, 163-plus-square-miles of tropical forest, mangrove swamps, and beaches.—
Laura Kiniry,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Wetlands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wetlands. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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