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While Apollo astronauts flew behind the moon near its equator, those missions were timed to ensure daylight at the landing sites facing Earth and the far side was in darkness.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The Paschal moon is the first full moon after the spring equinox, when the sun is directly over Earth’s equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal in both hemispheres.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The equinox marks the moment the sun shines directly over Earth's equator.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
On March 20, the sun will shine directly over Earth's equator, creating roughly 12 hours of day and night across the world.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
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William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The Paschal moon is the first full moon after the spring equinox, when the sun is directly over Earth’s equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal in both hemispheres.
—Dallas Morning News, 26 Mar. 2026
The equinox marks the moment the sun shines directly over Earth's equator.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
On March 20, the sun will shine directly over Earth's equator, creating roughly 12 hours of day and night across the world.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
Noun
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Scrape away leaves, twigs, and grass within a 10-foot diameter circle from a fire.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Once or twice a month, a tree needs approximately 10 gallons of water per inch of trunk diameter.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On an afternoon in which the Shohei Ohtani was in the same two-mile radius in Denver as fellow global superstars Lionel Messi with Inter Miami and the Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, the Dodgers' two-way star singled in the ninth inning to extend his on-base streak to 50 games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The kangaroo stayed within a 3-mile radius of the farm, but that didn’t make catching the bouncy escapee any easier.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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There was a ficus tree directly next to the spa deck, a white hawk flying just below the clouds, and the leaves of a cecropia tree, where sloths typically sleep, peeking into my periphery.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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A number of presences, including Hunter Schafer‘s busybody assistant and Kaia Gerber’s entourage hanger-on, flit about on the periphery while the leads conversationally duke it out.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2026
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Police then arrived on scene and saw a broken window on the side of the home and set up a perimeter.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Officers set up a perimeter with helicopter support from the Broward Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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