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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Noun
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Volunteers in masks and gloves have been collecting the 15-pound birds from shorelines, marshes and ponds, hoping to reduce the risk to pets and children.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025 -
Hiking trails lead through swampy marshes with light-green water filling the forest floor.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
19 Feb. 2025
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As a result, robots are unable to access a wide range of critical terrestrial environments, such as wetlands, bogs, coastal marshes, river estuaries, and fields, which are abundant in nature.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2025
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They are found in forests, savannas and wetlands of West Africa.—
Elizabeth Gamillo,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Fens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fens. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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