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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Those windmills stood on mud and marshes amid samphire and pink thrift flowers, the only warm glow around our house.—
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Then look to the beach to spot shorebirds such as seagulls and pelicans, while the marshes on the island’s backside are frequented by herons, egrets, and ibis.—
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But elevation changes and wetlands on the property mean extra hurdles.—
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The alternative would run by about 886 acres of wetlands.—
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More is at stake than preserving the singular beauty of the sawgrass prairies of Everglades National Park or cypress swamps of the Big Cypress National Preserve.—
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By gathering second- and thirdhand traces and elusive sources and data, historians have illuminated communities in the forests of the Kongo region, the deltas of West Africa, the mangroves of Cuba, and the swamps of the Carolinas.—
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“Fens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fens. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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