as in marsh
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 fen
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.
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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
But after decades of habitat destruction, these handsome insects are now fragmented and locally extinct, holding out in the wettest fens, valleys, and peat bogs of the New Forest and Dorset.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
The plants have been found in Indiana's forested wetlands, fens, savannas and forests as well as long roadsides and in old crop fields.
—The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
According to Indiana's Department of Natural Resources, wetlands include bogs, dune and swale, fens, flatwoods, floodplain forests, marshes, ponds, lakes, sedge meadows, seeps, streams, creeks, major rivers and swamps.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2024
Traversing swamps, marshes, bogs, fens, bayous and baygalls across Georgia, Louisiana and his home of East Texas, Carter creates haunting photographs that invoke the imagination.
—Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
There are four main kinds: Marshes, swamps, bogs and fens.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
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
But after decades of habitat destruction, these handsome insects are now fragmented and locally extinct, holding out in the wettest fens, valleys, and peat bogs of the New Forest and Dorset.
—Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
The plants have been found in Indiana's forested wetlands, fens, savannas and forests as well as long roadsides and in old crop fields.
—The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2024
According to Indiana's Department of Natural Resources, wetlands include bogs, dune and swale, fens, flatwoods, floodplain forests, marshes, ponds, lakes, sedge meadows, seeps, streams, creeks, major rivers and swamps.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2024
Traversing swamps, marshes, bogs, fens, bayous and baygalls across Georgia, Louisiana and his home of East Texas, Carter creates haunting photographs that invoke the imagination.
—Donny Bajohr, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
There are four main kinds: Marshes, swamps, bogs and fens.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 24 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fen
Noun
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Many of the belts with these spoons attached to the ends were found in a marsh in Denmark called Illerup Ådal, along with thousands of other weapons and pieces of military equipment.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
30 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, after the fire died, researchers at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories found high concentrations of toxic heavy metals in the nearby mudflats and marshes.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The building also offers smaller meeting rooms, a large banquet hall and ample outside access, due to the nearby Darby Creek wetlands.—
Alissa Widman Neese,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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More than a year ago, police in Northern Ireland were alerted to human bones discovered on the surface of peatland, a type of saturated wetland or bog.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
21 Feb. 2025
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The fish thrive in rivers, creeks, ponds, and swamps with slow or still waters and are often found on vegetation, logs, and dead branches.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The swamp is not being drained; it’s being filled with more water than the Panama Canal.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Fen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fen. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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