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Recent Examples of puna
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.
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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
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
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Travelers who want to immerse themselves in the stunning jungles and misty highlands of this enigmatic part of Mexico will love exploring Chiapas.Meagan Drillinger, AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024
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Israel seized the strategic highlands from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War and unilaterally annexed it in 1981.Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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The site also boasts grasslands, dry forests and upland areas — just about every habitat southern Indiana has to offer.Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024
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The country’s upland areas are covered by a patchwork of teams made up of locals from all walks of life.Tristan Kennedy, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
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Enchantment Resort Sedona, Arizona Snowbirds traveling south for winter can still catch white peaks on red-rock buttes in the high desert.Meira Gebel, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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People can see the cinder cone volcanic field, Sedona's red rock buttes and as far as the Grand Canyon on a clear day.The Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Notre Dame and its renowned symbols — the golden helmets to match the dome atop the Main Building on campus, the Touchdown Jesus mural overlooking the football stadium — are recognizable worldwide.Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Tropicana’s dome has always shielded the Rays from Florida’s high heat and relentless rain, the latter of which could wreak havoc on an MLB schedule that’s already undergone changes to accommodate the team’s relocation.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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In the Chilean altiplano above 12,000 feet, Meiburg spends one of the coldest nights of his life in a sleeping bag on the edge of a salt lagoon, staking out mountain caracaras known for working in groups to flip over heavy flat stones in search of edible creatures.Paul Kvinta, Outside Online, 2 Apr. 2021
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The landscape changed around me; condensing from plains, desert, and mountains into the jungles of Central America, then unfolding in reverse, into the expanse of the altiplano.J.R. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2022
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“Puna.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puna. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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