variants
or karroo
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for karoo
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This high puna ecosystem, characterized by its harsh climate and sparse vegetation, is the natural territory of Peru’s national animal, the vicuña—a shy, elusive camelid renowned for having the world’s most luxurious wool.—
David Nolan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025 -
Deep wells or puna are cleaned of dirt and debris so the sea water that enters them through underground channels is clean and conducive to salt making.—
Deepa Bharath,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2024
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La Gritona has just one expression, perfected to an art form with agave aged 8-10 years in the highlands of Jalisco.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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See it The mummies were created by the Dani and Pumo people who live in the highlands of the Indonesia side of Papua, according to the study.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Pygmy rattlesnakes are found near water and sometimes in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades, according to the TWRA.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Sep. 2025
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Whereas previous metal pollution records extracted their silt, or evidence from areas far from their sources— upland peat cores or mountain and polar glaciers, Cambridge specifies –the most recent data comes from the epicenter of production, a paleochannel of the River Ure, Cambridge explains.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Researchers have debated for decades how these dinosaurs used their signature dome.—
Jack Tamisiea,
Scientific American,
17 Sep. 2025
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That dome still rises above Skylight Inn today, and not much else has changed, either.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Karoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karoo. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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