as in panther
a large tawny cat of the wild
adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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With stable populations across much of this range, the puma is classified as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, indicating a low risk of extinction.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The award-winning, sustainable dome hotel offers all-inclusive programs which can include trekking the iconic W trail, tracking pumas or wild horses, or even practicing yoga in the shadow of the Paine Towers.
—AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Characteristics of panthers Florida panthers resemble the cougars and pumas found in the American West, with beige or tan fur and white markings underneath.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
By 2007, a family of pumas likely killed thousands of Magellanic penguins (MP), over the course of several nesting seasons along the wild coastline of Argentine Patagonia.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The award-winning, sustainable dome hotel offers all-inclusive programs which can include trekking the iconic W trail, tracking pumas or wild horses, or even practicing yoga in the shadow of the Paine Towers.
—AFAR Media, 23 Dec. 2024
Characteristics of panthers Florida panthers resemble the cougars and pumas found in the American West, with beige or tan fur and white markings underneath.
—CBS News, 3 Mar. 2025
By 2007, a family of pumas likely killed thousands of Magellanic penguins (MP), over the course of several nesting seasons along the wild coastline of Argentine Patagonia.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for puma
Noun
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Bringing themes together, a 7.25-carat black diamond panther lounges across a crescent moon in ethical 18-karat white gold pavéd with 8.88 carats of white diamonds.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
13 May 2025
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One panther made it almost to Atlanta before it was shot by a hunter.—
Reed Frederick Noss,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2025
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The center said a variety of cats have died from the outbreak, including cougars, bobcats and African servals.—
Minnah Arshad,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2024
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Female cougars, on the other hand, don’t usually have to roam as far and wide.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Puma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puma. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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