karoo

variants or karroo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for karoo
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The Last Nomads In Georgia’s Adjara highlands, a traditional way of life is slowly disappearing.
    The Dial, The Dial, 12 June 2025
  • The murine rodent lives in the region’s remote, steep highlands at elevations around 12,000 feet.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Yet despite requests from the leaders of Germany and of Poland to be granted shelter under the French and British shields, neither nuclear power has so far formally approved extending its atomic dome.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
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“Karoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karoo. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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