karoo

variants or karroo

Example Sentences

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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
  • Rum, specifically Ron Libertad—distilled in the highlands of Chiapas in partnership with eight local families—honors the heritage of the local indigenous population.
    Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appétit, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Crafted in the highlands of Jalisco by Maestra Tequilera Ana María Romero, one of Mexico’s most trusted, respected and awarded tequila authorities, produces a line of premium tequilas that includes blanco, reposado, añejo and cristalino.
    Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Arid uplands and ephemeral wetlands host an exceptional array of life, from 13 species of frogs and more than 140 reptiles to 325 bird species like mulga parrots and nankeen kestrels.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Instructors will focus on coastal, estuarine, and uplands habitats; coastal plants; and marine invertebrates, birds, mammals, reptiles, and fish.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The blaze left Castle Howard in a state of utter destruction, with its soaring dome crumbled inwards and many of its stately rooms hollowed out.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The truck toting the Pope’s body glided down narrow streets, the dome of the Vatican slowly fading into the distance.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Karoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karoo. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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