nontropical
adjective
non·trop·i·cal
ˌnän-ˈträ-pi-kəl 
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In other words, a compact tropical storm formed at the core of a nontropical system.
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Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
The other system is farther north, a disorganized set of showers and thunderstorms associated with a weak nontropical low pressure system a few hundred miles east of Bermuda.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
Scientists for years have expressed concerns that climate change was increasing Alaska's risk of large nontropical cyclones.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 19 Sep. 2022
For years, scientists have expressed concern that climate change has set the stage for greater impacts from large nontropical cyclones in Alaska.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2022
About 1,500 nautical miles away, on a decidedly nontropical First Avenue in Manhattan, the lines stretched a city block as the weary queued up for hours outside a mobile coronavirus testing site.
—Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2021
The study authors recommended swapping animal fats, such as lard or tallow, for nontropical vegetable oils, including olive oil, corn oil or soybean oil.
—NBC News, 9 Nov. 2021
Compared with a similar amount of a nontropical vegetable oil, coconut oil does raise both total and LDL cholesterol.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 July 2021
Finally, a new system caught the NHC’s attention overnight located in a nontropical area in the far northeast Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles northeast of the Azores.
—Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2022
The other system is farther north, a disorganized set of showers and thunderstorms associated with a weak nontropical low pressure system a few hundred miles east of Bermuda.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
Scientists for years have expressed concerns that climate change was increasing Alaska's risk of large nontropical cyclones.
—Harold Maass, The Week, 19 Sep. 2022
For years, scientists have expressed concern that climate change has set the stage for greater impacts from large nontropical cyclones in Alaska.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2022
About 1,500 nautical miles away, on a decidedly nontropical First Avenue in Manhattan, the lines stretched a city block as the weary queued up for hours outside a mobile coronavirus testing site.
—Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2021
The study authors recommended swapping animal fats, such as lard or tallow, for nontropical vegetable oils, including olive oil, corn oil or soybean oil.
—NBC News, 9 Nov. 2021
Compared with a similar amount of a nontropical vegetable oil, coconut oil does raise both total and LDL cholesterol.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 20 July 2021
Finally, a new system caught the NHC’s attention overnight located in a nontropical area in the far northeast Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles northeast of the Azores.
—Richard Tribou, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2020
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“Nontropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nontropical. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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