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Word of the Day : December 15, 2022
morass \muh-RASS\ noun
What It Means
Morass is used literally to refer to an area of soft, wet ground, especially a marsh or swamp. It is also often used figuratively to mean “a complicated or unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of or to move through.”
// I’m often late getting to work when mud season turns my dirt road into an all but impassable morass.
// Social media can make it difficult to discern the truth of something amid the morass of misinformation.
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Aired December 15, 2022
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