karoo

variants or karroo

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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
  • The biggest threat was for parts of Siskiyou County above 4,500 feet elevation, including the Mount Shasta highlands, Medicine Lake and the Klamath, Salmon and Trinity mountains, as well as Etna Summit and Scott Mountain Summit, the warning said.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Located in the secluded highlands of Lanai, the resort’s minimalist aesthetics easily blend with the surroundings.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • For example, Palladio’s Church of the Redentore, built in Venice in 1577, features minaret-like towers flanking a large dome.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 24 May 2025
  • He couch surfed for a while, briefly joined a cult on a ranch, then moved in with a group that lived in a geodesic dome in the mountains.
    Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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“Karoo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/karoo. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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