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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Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Gradually forests and bogs give way to more salt-tolerant thickets.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The connection between the violence suffered by the bog bodies and the violence in Northern Ireland is clear enough.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Don’t let the stress of what to get for your co-worker or loved one bog you down; our team has taken the time to dive deep through Amazon to find a list of gifts that will bring joy to everyone on your list and then some.
—Greg Manlove, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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The parallels between the bog environment and TB lung lesions strengthen the potential of this approach.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Gradually forests and bogs give way to more salt-tolerant thickets.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The connection between the violence suffered by the bog bodies and the violence in Northern Ireland is clear enough.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Don’t let the stress of what to get for your co-worker or loved one bog you down; our team has taken the time to dive deep through Amazon to find a list of gifts that will bring joy to everyone on your list and then some.
—Greg Manlove, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Bog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bog. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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