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, 31 Oct. 2025
Hurricane Melissa has left many lives devastated in the tropics this week.
—Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Amy Bradley was 23 when her family embarked on a seven-day Royal Caribbean International cruise to the tropics in 1998.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Then hit up Doxie Slush for a taste of the tropics.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Hurricane Melissa has left many lives devastated in the tropics this week.
—Tyler Geis, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Amy Bradley was 23 when her family embarked on a seven-day Royal Caribbean International cruise to the tropics in 1998.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
Then hit up Doxie Slush for a taste of the tropics.
—Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the tropics
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“The tropics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tropics. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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