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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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Transplant and feed water lilies and bog plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Because the Everglades’ natural flow has been altered, the cyclical wet seasons and dry seasons can swing to extremes — too much water that can kill tree islands, not enough and bog fires can spark and destroy habitat.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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Dredged out of the past and hinting at violent mysteries, bog bodies intrigue and haunt us.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Previously, common people had shared the right to plow open fields, gather firewood, graze animals and cut peat from nearby bogs.
—Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Transplant and feed water lilies and bog plants.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2026
Because the Everglades’ natural flow has been altered, the cyclical wet seasons and dry seasons can swing to extremes — too much water that can kill tree islands, not enough and bog fires can spark and destroy habitat.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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