as in marshes
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
a day spent trudging through the fens in quest of game birds
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Recent Examples of fens
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
Bogs and fens are areas that accumulate peat – deposits of dead and partly decomposed plant materials that form organic-rich soil.
—Jon Sweetman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2022
Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Bogs and fens are areas that accumulate peat – deposits of dead and partly decomposed plant materials that form organic-rich soil.
—Jon Sweetman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fens
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The wetland spans about 428,000 hectares (1,600 square miles) of lagoons, mangroves and marshes — roughly the size of Los Angeles — and has been a UNESCO biosphere reserve since 2000.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Nearby, explore Anastasia State Park, a 1600-acre property brimming with wildlife, stunning beaches, maritime hammocks, and tidal marshes.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Earthrise rejected Becker’s arguments that the application does not properly identify wetlands that have been farmed.—
Alicia Fabbre,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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More than 350 bird species have been recorded in the park, so keep an eye out along the shore or in the wetlands.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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They're also known as craydids, crawdads, and rock lobsters, and they're found in swamps, rivers, and lakes.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
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Workers of the 1920s waded into swamps, armed with axes and handsaws.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Fens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fens. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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