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Recent Examples of fen
Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses.
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Out in the wild, the queen-of-the-prairie grows in moist black soil prairies and meadows, fens, seeps and springs.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
They can be found on all continents and are classified into bogs, fens and swamps.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Out in the wild, the queen-of-the-prairie grows in moist black soil prairies and meadows, fens, seeps and springs.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Saving a satyr The property features a peat-bearing wetland called a fen, and the Mitchell’s satyr is only found in these rare habitats that take thousands of years to develop.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
Earth’s earliest wildfires may have been fitful and erratic, flickering among the amphibious flora of fens and bogs.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
They can be found on all continents and are classified into bogs, fens and swamps.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fen
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From coastal marshes to suburban gardens, flashes of iridescent green and ruby will soon dart between feeders and flowers.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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No colonial power had ever controlled the swamps and savannas of the interior—an alien land of lagoons, glade marshes, prairies, and hardwood thickets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Located along Lewis Avenue between 5th and 9th streets, Mshkodé borders the Robert McClory Bike Path and features wetlands and scenic views.—
Yadira Sanchez Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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And as the years are passing, climate change is getting worse, and the droughts are getting worse, and the fires are getting worse, and the ability for beaver wetlands to resist that was not changing.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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From the Georgia swamps to the Appalachian Mountains to the Texas Hill Country, our dramatic regional landscapes are driving forces in many of the best Southern books for children and serve as catalysts for the actions and emotions of the characters.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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An endangered species native to West Africa, pygmy hippos typically live in forests and nearby swamps.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Fen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fen. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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