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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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Open-water swimming in the mineral-rich bogs is encouraged, and camping, bird-watching, and beaver safaris are popular.
—Phoebe Smith, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
His remains, recovered from a peat bog in Vittrup, Denmark, in 1915, were found alongside a wooden club that was likely used to beat him over the head.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
And before temperatures dip to single digits, the cranberry bogs will have to be flooded to keep the fragile buds from drying out.
—Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
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—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Open-water swimming in the mineral-rich bogs is encouraged, and camping, bird-watching, and beaver safaris are popular.
—Phoebe Smith, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
His remains, recovered from a peat bog in Vittrup, Denmark, in 1915, were found alongside a wooden club that was likely used to beat him over the head.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
And before temperatures dip to single digits, the cranberry bogs will have to be flooded to keep the fragile buds from drying out.
—Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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