Examples of puma in a Sentence
adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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Cougars, mountain lions, panthers and pumas are the same cat species — puma concolor, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance website.
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Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Chile’s Torres Del Paine is famous for its stunning landscapes, but also for being home to a fierce predator, the puma.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Mountain lions are also known as cougars, pumas, panthers or catamounts, and there are projected to be 3,800 to 4,400 mountain lions currently in the wild in Colorado, the CPW noted.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or catamounts — can weigh 130 pounds and grow to more than 6 feet long.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
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Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Chile’s Torres Del Paine is famous for its stunning landscapes, but also for being home to a fierce predator, the puma.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Mountain lions are also known as cougars, pumas, panthers or catamounts, and there are projected to be 3,800 to 4,400 mountain lions currently in the wild in Colorado, the CPW noted.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2026
Mountain lions — also known as cougars, pumas or catamounts — can weigh 130 pounds and grow to more than 6 feet long.
—Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puma. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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