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equator

noun

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as in diameter

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Recent Examples of equator Because of its rapid spin, Altair is much wider at its equator than at its poles. — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 During the El Niño phase, warm water around the Pacific equator spreads far to the east, typically changing patterns of wind shear to favor tropical cyclone activity in the eastern Pacific and decrease it in the Atlantic. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 June 2026 But the area is significantly more challenging to navigate than those near the moon’s equator, where the Apollo astronauts touched down. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026 At some point during that time, the capsule will carry them farther from the Earth than any human being has traveled — roughly 253,000 miles away, the equivalent of 10 trips around Earth at its equator. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equator

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Gusts up to 60 mph and hail an inch in diameter threaten the region, NWS meteorologists said.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
These structural feats culminate at the building’s center, where arched steel beams span 185 feet over a public plaza — opening to Expo Park and the neighborhood — to frame a 90-foot-diameter oculus, floating four stories up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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Conahan was never charged with any other homicides, but a sheriff's office report about the investigation concluded that all of the victims discovered within a 10-mile (16-kilometer) radius were likely killed by the same person.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
The Ebony Horse Club works with children from low income backgrounds, most of whom would never otherwise get anywhere near a horse, within a three mile radius of its Brixton yard in the London borough of Lambeth.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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The outdoor cinema is wrapped by a rough-hewn Brutalist perimeter—half-lined with concrete cubes, the other half enclosed with planks salvaged from the boardwalk destroyed during Hurricane Sandy.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Nearly 6,000 homeless people could be forced to move when security officials impose expansive security perimeters in advance of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, researchers estimated in a new study.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

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