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Swampscott

American  
[swomp-skuht] / ˈswɒmp skət /

noun

  1. a city in NE Massachusetts.


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The Massachusetts native, who grew up in the North Shore town of Swampscott, picked up two adjacent homes in Nantucket for $42 million in 2023.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Swampscott field hockey player #2 is a male.

From Washington Times • Nov. 3, 2023

A listed telephone number for Mrndzic, who lives in Swampscott north of Boston, was no longer in service.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023

He told investigators that on Jan. 1 he visited his mother in Swampscott, Mass., a roughly 33-mile drive away, and ran errands for her at Whole Foods and CVS.

From Washington Post • Jan. 18, 2023

She told all about Swampscott and her grandchildren.

From The Brick Moon and Other Stories by Hale, Edward Everett