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Recent Examples of fen
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
The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Out in the wild, the queen-of-the-prairie grows in moist black soil prairies and meadows, fens, seeps and springs.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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.
—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
Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
The goal was to help preserve and protect the delicate valley and its fens.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2025
Out in the wild, the queen-of-the-prairie grows in moist black soil prairies and meadows, fens, seeps and springs.
—Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fen
Noun
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The collision caused Lewis' car to veer off the road and into the marsh off the side of the road.—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Book a kayak or paddleboard tour with Outer Banks Kayak Adventures for a morning or moonlight paddle through the marshes of the Roanoke Sound and Cape Hatteras National Seashore.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Between its streams, lakes, wetlands and floodplains, roughly a fifth of Lake County is covered by surface water, a proportion that likely increased slightly over the last month after multiple heavy rain events.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Ponda Ponda is betting that insulation can come from wetlands instead of oil or animals.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The wind also died down as warm, humid air settled over the old-growth cypress swamp on which the course was built for much of the round before a breeze returned late in the day.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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About 65 miles away, firefighters continue battling the massive blaze in Clinch County, where the fire has spread rapidly through dry forest and swamp areas, making containment difficult.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Fen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fen. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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