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Recent Examples of puna
This high puna ecosystem, characterized by its harsh climate and sparse vegetation, is the natural territory of Peru’s national animal, the vicuña—a shy, elusive camelid renowned for having the world’s most luxurious wool.
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David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
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
David Nolan, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 July 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puna
Noun
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Set in the rural highlands, the film follows two estranged brothers who reunite in the land of their birth.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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Artemis cargo landers will deliver equipment to sites along the moon’s polar highlands, while crew members will complete daily sample retrieval runs.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Dune and swale systems are globally rare; this topographic variation — upland in the dunes, lowland in the swales — combines with the region’s unique confluence of biomes — particularly oak savanna, prairie and wetlands — to pack a lot of biodiversity into the preserve’s 42 acres.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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It's located in northern Arizona, encompassing about 278 miles of the Colorado River and adjacent uplands.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Scenic drive through Monument Valley Located in northern Arizona, Monument Valley is a collection of crimson and orange mesas and sandstone buttes maintained by Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation.—
Olivia Rose,
AZCentral.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Moab, Utah, offers stunning natural landscapes including arches, buttes, and towering pinnacles.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
Noun
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The dome will give Liverpool a full-size indoor pitch for the first time.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dessert continues the theme with the Flaming Alaska, a meringue dome flambéed in front of you.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Built in the late 19 th century to transport the altiplano’s abundant metals and minerals, the railway line once ran from Bolivia’s de facto capital La Paz to the Pacific port of Antofagasta in Chile.—
The Editors,
Outside,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tiwanaku communities first emerged in an altiplano, or high plain, of the Andes called the Titicaca Basin, named after Lake Titicaca.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Puna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puna. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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