swamp
Example Sentences
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Neither investors nor industry can get enough of the precious metal, while a glut of oil has swamped energy markets and depressed fuel prices.
The energy released by the blast may have also created small depressions in the ground that later filled with water, forming today's swamps and lakes.
From Science Daily
The floods led to mudslides, which saw the couple’s once-lush property turned into a veritable swamp.
From MarketWatch
Biologists hoped they would get along and placed them in the museum’s swamp exhibit together.
From Los Angeles Times
Similarly, certain marine strategies focus on restoring or protecting coastal ecosystems such as mangrove swamps.
From Science Daily
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