Definition of "morass" []

• An area of low-lying, soggy ground. (noun)
• Something that hinders, engulfs, or overwhelms: a morass of details. (noun)

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• "One of the suggestions being made as a way out of this Florida/Michigan morass is simply to seat the delegates based on the actual vote."
• "Today, it seems all too possible that the region's coddled political and economic elites will allow their states to slide into a Latin American morass, as they continue to live high on the hog while the dreams of ordinary people go down the tubes."
• "Maybe the best way out of the morass is to think of constructions like "better than her" as forgivable lapses — like "It's me.""