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also puma
as in panthers
a large tawny cat of the wild
adult pumas can sometimes weigh over 200 pounds
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Recent Examples of pumas
Animal rights activists questioned whether the wolf could survive outside the zoo and also worried it might be killed during capture, something that happened to a puma that escaped from the same zoo in 2018.
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ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
In 2021, after 17 years of surveys, the project detected pumas in the range for the first time, and there have been multiple sightings since.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Large cats including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, ocelots, jaguarundis, pumas, lynxes, and bobcats are banned from private ownership, according to Connecticut state statutes.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Panthers are black, pumas are brown, and tigers are?
—Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026
Between Chile and Argentina, Tompkins has helped engineer one of the largest rewilding initiatives on Earth, restoring predators, grazers, and vital bird species — including pumas, huemuls, and macaws.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
On Thursday, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to list six specific mountain lion populations — more than 1,400 pumas — in Southern California and the Central Coast as threatened under state law.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
In Chile’s famous Torres Del Paine National Park, a mother puma with her two cubs in tow attacks a guanaco.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Cougars, mountain lions, panthers and pumas are the same cat species — puma concolor, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance website.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
In 2021, after 17 years of surveys, the project detected pumas in the range for the first time, and there have been multiple sightings since.
—Tom Page, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Large cats including lions, leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, ocelots, jaguarundis, pumas, lynxes, and bobcats are banned from private ownership, according to Connecticut state statutes.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Apr. 2026
Panthers are black, pumas are brown, and tigers are?
—Kory Stamper, Longreads, 19 Mar. 2026
Between Chile and Argentina, Tompkins has helped engineer one of the largest rewilding initiatives on Earth, restoring predators, grazers, and vital bird species — including pumas, huemuls, and macaws.
—The Editors, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
On Thursday, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to list six specific mountain lion populations — more than 1,400 pumas — in Southern California and the Central Coast as threatened under state law.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
In Chile’s famous Torres Del Paine National Park, a mother puma with her two cubs in tow attacks a guanaco.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Cougars, mountain lions, panthers and pumas are the same cat species — puma concolor, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance website.
—Olga R. Rodriguez, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pumas
Noun
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Offered in white or yellow gold, the limited edition features an incredible tableau of a panther caught in the rain.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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Our manatees, panthers, bears and countless other species rely on healthy ecosystems to survive, ecosystems that are shrinking daily due to human encroachment and legislative negligence.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Alan volunteered for Capitol Reef’s biologists, scouting for bighorn sheep and cougar.—
Stephen Trimble,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
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But over the next centuries, that changed as humans reshaped the landscape and eliminated predators like wolves, bears and cougars.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Pumas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pumas. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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