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Recent Examples of equator
The projection of Earth’s equator delineates the celestial equator, and the poles project onto the north and south celestial poles.
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Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
That's the date of the vernal equinox, when the sun will shine directly over Earth's equator, creating roughly 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night across the world.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
However, the Apollo missions ventured to similar sites near the lunar equator on the moon’s near side, where the terrain was flat and astronauts could remain within reach of communication satellites.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
With the proper equipment, the sun spots will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun’s equator.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026
That's the date of the vernal equinox, when the sun will shine directly over Earth's equator, creating roughly 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night across the world.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
However, the Apollo missions ventured to similar sites near the lunar equator on the moon’s near side, where the terrain was flat and astronauts could remain within reach of communication satellites.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
With the proper equipment, the sun spots will appear as a small black blotch close to the center of the solar disk, positioned a little above the sun’s equator.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
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The asteroid spotted on Tuesday was 6 feet in diameter and weighed about 7 tons.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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The object appears to have been a seven-ton asteroid that spanned nearly six feet in diameter, according to NASA.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Mandatory evacuation orders in a two-mile radius of Colorado 115 and Fremont County Road F45 remained in effect Monday, and a three-mile zone of homes along the state highway in El Paso County remained on pre-evacuation notice, according to fire officials.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2026
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Representatives from hostile states like Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea are circumscribed in their movements, typically limited to a small radius around their official posts—an embassy, a consulate, a permanent mission to the UN.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
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Cuarón clearly understood that the more extravagant choices can only function in the periphery of a sturdy emotional anchor, an actor with the gravitas to communicate the exasperation that Liborio feels in a reality that overwhelms him.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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The United States should declare its commitment to Iran’s territorial integrity while arming the opposition—not only among Kurdish, Baluchi, and Arab minorities in the periphery, where local resistance could tie down security forces, but also among Persians in major cities.—
Richard Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Officers located the person on the service road of Loop 12 and SH 114, set up a perimeter and requested specialized units to respond, the statement said.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The restoration of the Colosseum’s perimeter was done using compensatory funds from the metro, project officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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