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.
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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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Marshy has over eight miles of trails through marshes and coastal forest adjacent to Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks.
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State biologists also consider prescribed burns, 88,000 of which take place each year, as essential for restoring prairies, forests and marshes with new growth.
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Set on a tiny, exceedingly private spit of land deep inside a national park, the property spans wetlands, savanna, and Rwanda’s quintessential hillscapes.
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With this growth came the construction of new factories, freeways and high-rise condos, while devastated wetlands once inhabited by cranes were systematically drained and repurposed for human use, never to return.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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These many watering holes are reflective of the Lone Star state's varied geographic regions, from bald cypress swamps to mountainous desert lakes.
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“Fens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fens. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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