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noun (1)

ˈbäg How to pronounce bog (audio)
Definition of bognext
as in marsh
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water got a shoe stuck in the bog

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noun (2)

British
as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste they're out of paper in the bog again

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Recent Examples of bog
Noun
The Parker River National Widllife Refuge was established in 1971 and is home to more than 4,700 acres of wetlands, beaches, dunes, forests, bogs, salt marshes and mud flats. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides, with a landscape of rugged beaches and peat bogs, and traveling through it usually involves many small logistics. — Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026 About a hundred and fifty Hudsonian godwit pairs breed in the bogs near Beluga. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 This was cranberry-bog country, Middleboro Pediatrics just a few doors down from the headquarters of Ocean Spray. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bog
  1. marsh
  2. bathroom
  3. wetland
  4. restroom
  5. swamp
  6. toilet
  7. bath
Noun
  • Before the healing process was complete, however, Scotty died in what scientists believe was a salty marsh.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In Cusk’s first novel after the blockbuster Outline trilogy, a woman invites an artist to stay at her home on a marsh, and things unravel from there.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of marsh
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  • After decades of neglect and subsequent disrepair, it was recently restored into a luxurious one-bedroom retreat that honors its historic roots while embracing contemporary amenities like a king bed, an en-suite bathroom, and a sleek living area.
    — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Sweet-Haus Tiny Cabin Company The bathroom is on the opposite side of the home from the living room.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of bathroom
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  • Napa and East Palo Alto impacts are mostly to natural lands like depressional wetlands, lagoons, and snowy plover habitat, while East Oakland is mainly due to BART and the Oakland Airport.
    — Zoe Mintz, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The forum organized by Sachs was meant to be a listening session to determine the future of wetlands and farmland in the Ag Reserve, a huge swath of land west of Florida’s Turnpike.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of wetland
Noun
  • The poll, conducted by Savanta for AI meeting assistant company Bluedot, also found that 23% have used the restroom during a meeting with their cameras off, 14% have shopped online and 13% have exercised.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The teacher and the first-grader who had gone to the restroom heard the gunshots.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • The rain is expected to stop by kickoff, but not after nearly 24 hours of it, which may have turned the grass surface of Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium into a swamp (it is equipped with quite the advanced draining system).
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Del Rey’s husband, Jeremy Dufrene, will even have a bit role as Mud Dog Mike, Back Country Radio’s roving reporter, swamp meteorologist, and airboat captain (which Dufrene is in real life).
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of swamp
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  • Inspectors test commonly touched surfaces like door handles, thermostats, remotes, light switches, faucets and toilet flush handles.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Accessibility app Snowball turns lived experiences into detailed data, letting users review businesses and other venues for their step-free access, accessible toilets, parking, seating, lighting, noise, and quiet spaces.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of toilet
Noun
  • Two additional guest bedrooms, one staged with a workstation, each have their own bath and walk-in closet, and a designer powder room joins a dedicated laundry room.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Bathrooms feature Aesop bath amenities, Dyson hair dryers, Toto toilets, Matouk linens, and radiant heated floors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of bath

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