equator

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Recent Examples of equator The season kicks off with the autumnal equinox, or when the sun is directly above the earth's equator. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025 After all, Monday, Sept. 22, marks the autumnal equinox, a unique threshold when the sun crosses Earth’s equator, balancing day and night across the globe. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025 Now, the northern band is closing in toward the solar equator, raising the prospect of even more storms. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025 The planet’s equator is warmer than its poles, creating a temperature gradient along the metallic-liquid hydrogen interface. Katherine Bourzac, IEEE Spectrum, 10 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for equator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
Noun
  • Simple yet effective, this fall wreath boasts a large, 26-inch diameter frame full of burgundy leaves.
    Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The branch was 17 inches in diameter and spanned 34 feet long.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The integration of manned and unmanned elements reportedly expanded the combat radius four times compared to a standard infantry squad.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Pistachio and fig lend it some Mediterranean indulgence, and its radius hovers around you like a halo.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Their debut album, Forever, sounds like temporarily regressing to your childhood self while tripping—a kind of gleaming innocence desperately fending off the darkness of adulthood lurking at the periphery.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
  • As much as the Dodgers pushed talk of a repeat into the periphery, the weight of expectations during the regular season made another champagne celebration in October look even further away.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Layering treatments inside and outside the immediate perimeter, as well as further into the yard, ensures that no entry point goes unattended.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The film will include exclusive witness testimony, expert forensic analysis, and detailed graphic reconstructions that track the moment the thieves infiltrated the museum’s perimeter and vanished with the priceless treasure.
    Peter White, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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