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Recent Examples of puna
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.
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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
Reviving the amunas could be complemented by projects to restore the puna, the high-altitude tundra ecosystem that, when healthy, holds water like a sponge.
—Simeon Tegel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022
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
Reviving the amunas could be complemented by projects to restore the puna, the high-altitude tundra ecosystem that, when healthy, holds water like a sponge.
—Simeon Tegel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puna
Noun
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The new locale is all about communing with nature, offering up plenty of spaces for guests to immerse themselves even further in the volcanic highlands.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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Popular expat retirement venues include Boquete, a town in the highlands with a somewhat cooler climate; the capital of Panama City; Coronado on the Pacific Coast; and the inland city of David.—
William P. Barrett,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The pygmy rattlesnake is usually found very near water and occasionally in rocky uplands, pine woods and glades.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 June 2025
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With seven miles of shoreline, the 892-acre park has plenty of space to explore tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests.—
Simon Davidson,
Travel + Leisure,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Another legend suggests the name came from two local buttes resembling piles of horse manure — the actual meaning of the word.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
7 May 2025
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Image The forest stretches as far as the eye can see, over multiple buttes that rise dome-like out of the ground.—
Michael Hanson,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The United States has entered the peak of summer and a new heat dome — sealing in all that hot, humid air — is about to make millions of people feel every bit of it.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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World Atlas recommends touring the bronze bell foundry, solar towers and concrete domes.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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In the Chilean altiplano above 12,000 feet, Meiburg spends one of the coldest nights of his life in a sleeping bag on the edge of a salt lagoon, staking out mountain caracaras known for working in groups to flip over heavy flat stones in search of edible creatures.—
Paul Kvinta,
Outside Online,
2 Apr. 2021
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The landscape changed around me; condensing from plains, desert, and mountains into the jungles of Central America, then unfolding in reverse, into the expanse of the altiplano.—
J.R. Patterson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Feb. 2022
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“Puna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puna. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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