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as in tangle
something that catches and holds
advised against becoming involved in that country's civil war, warning that escape from that morass might prove nigh impossible
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as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the distracted driver had driven his car off the road and into a morass
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Recent Examples of morass
In two and a half years of this morass, the regime has brought Russia back to the habits and mindset of the Stalinist era.
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
In recent years, as Mugabe’s deputy, Mnangagwa sought ways out of Zimbabwe’s economic morass, courting multilateral financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and proposing reforms to encourage foreign investors to return.
—Martin Meredith, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Here, the end result is more of an erratic blend of survival drama, historical oddity, and petty domestic intrigue that boils down into a morass of standout moments dragged down by the film's weaknesses as a whole.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
And into this morass comes cooking videos by people who do not know how to cook.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
In recent years, as Mugabe’s deputy, Mnangagwa sought ways out of Zimbabwe’s economic morass, courting multilateral financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and proposing reforms to encourage foreign investors to return.
—Martin Meredith, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2018
Here, the end result is more of an erratic blend of survival drama, historical oddity, and petty domestic intrigue that boils down into a morass of standout moments dragged down by the film's weaknesses as a whole.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024
And into this morass comes cooking videos by people who do not know how to cook.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for morass
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The latest tangle between the parties occurred last night when Alex Soros—son of billionaire investor and entrepreneur George Soros—responded to an article about the popular vote count during the election.BYEleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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Prior to the opening of the trail, the site of the northern headquarters of the 40,000-acre cattle ranch operation was little more than a few acres of nameless bullet-riddled stuff wrapped in a tangle of barbed wire.Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
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This education and research site has several trails that pass through wetlands, forests, marshes, and bogs (including one for pitcher plants).Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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The wetland is a patchwork of swamps, bogs, marshes and open water surrounding two rivers – designated as one of three nationally significant sites in the government’s wetlands restoration program.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Finding new customers cannot and must not be the only solution to solving customer churn—that can be a trap.Agur Jõgi, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Carpets are a home’s No.1 dirt trap and need thorough regular vacuuming.Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Best rut stand #4: Hogback ridge flanked by crops and CRP, swamp or similar thick cover on the other side.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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The nightmarish sci-fi thriller features Portman as part of a science group that investigates a Florida swamp where the fauna has been otherworldly transformed.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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The nadir came during an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt, in response to a question about the constant quagmire at the U.S. southern border—an area in which Harris had notionally been given power by Biden, but manifestly no actual agency.Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
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Israel has sunk ever deeper into the Gaza quagmire, neglecting to elucidate the regional and global contexts of the conflict.Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
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Long before downtown Elm Grove was developed, Underwood Creek was in its natural state as a long, winding channel that took up a lot of space and was surrounded by a wetland, Schindler previously told the Journal Sentinel.Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
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This education and research site has several trails that pass through wetlands, forests, marshes, and bogs (including one for pitcher plants).Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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Turns out the Goblin King (a very campy David Bowie) is to blame and Sarah must solve a labyrinth—filled with creepy muppets—to rescue her brother.Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 19 Oct. 2024
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The deal that is expected to install Skydance chief David Ellison as chairman, CEO and hopefully savior of Paramount Global is a labyrinth of entities, trusts and transactions.Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jen and Lilia — now seemingly under someone’s (Teen’s?) spell, eyes glowing a frosty, neon blue — throw Agatha into the quicksand.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
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Unfortunately, the two decisions put Indians into constitutional quicksand.Daniel Mandell / Made by History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Morass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/morass. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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