the tropics
plural noun
: the part of the world that is near the equator where the weather is very warm
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Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Bursting with color and island-inspired energy, the resort’s architecture, atmosphere, and flavors will transport you straight to the tropics.
—Martie Bowser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
His lurid saga — set in the tropics, the plot revolving around deceit and a dead body — would be just the sort of onscreen story PMI specialized in financing.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
This is a level not seen on this planet since there were crocodiles and palm trees in the Arctic Circle 50 million years ago—when there was no ice on Antarctica, and the tropics would have been totally unlivable for mammals like ourselves.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Bursting with color and island-inspired energy, the resort’s architecture, atmosphere, and flavors will transport you straight to the tropics.
—Martie Bowser, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
His lurid saga — set in the tropics, the plot revolving around deceit and a dead body — would be just the sort of onscreen story PMI specialized in financing.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
This is a level not seen on this planet since there were crocodiles and palm trees in the Arctic Circle 50 million years ago—when there was no ice on Antarctica, and the tropics would have been totally unlivable for mammals like ourselves.
—Peter Brannen
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
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“The tropics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tropics. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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