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fens

noun

plural of fen

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 The wind reaches the fens of eastern England before the light does, moving over the marshes in long gray sweeps. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026 Poison sumac is typically found in fens and indicates wet soil, MSU said. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 10 July 2026 Commoners relied on swamps, fens, forests, and heaths for fuel, gravel, stone, and wood to make tools and to build and repair houses. — 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

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Frith has three friends with her when she’s first seen traversing the marshes.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
The fly population explosion is due to warm, humid weather and westerly winds that have pushed the pests out of the marshes, experts say.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of marshes

Noun

Forests, wetlands and mangroves store carbon at scale, buffer storm surge, and stabilize the soils and waters that economies depend on.

— Marcene Mitchell, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
The Magdalena’s wetlands concentrate some of the country’s rarest endemics, and dawn is when the light is soft and the river is loudest.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of wetlands

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Staying safe from alligators in Florida Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.

— Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Stories — real or not — circulated in the 19th and early 20th centuries of White people using Black children as bait while hunting in Florida’s swamps.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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