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Recent Examples of equator
The model successfully reproduced multiple cycles seen during the satellite era, including the gradual shift of sunspots from higher latitudes toward the solar equator—a key indicator of how a cycle develops.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 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, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 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, 26 Jan. 2026
Not an easy thing to find on the moon’s hummocky far side, but mission planners pored over maps made by lunar satellites and chose a prime location about 24 degrees south of the lunar equator.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 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, IndyStar, 28 Jan. 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, 26 Jan. 2026
Not an easy thing to find on the moon’s hummocky far side, but mission planners pored over maps made by lunar satellites and chose a prime location about 24 degrees south of the lunar equator.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
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If severe storms form, the most likely hazards are hail up to 2 inches in diameter and wind gusts up to 70 miles per hour are possible.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Each fern includes 39 stems that measure 29 inches high and can expand to 35 inches in diameter when fully fluffed.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the clever title suggests, the show features work by artists who live within a 528-mile radius of the city.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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With the blast radius of the allegations spreading, the actor checked himself into The Meadows, a $28,000-a-month rehab facility, that same day.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Sharks are on the periphery of the playoff race but certainly not out of it, which complicates things.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2026
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Francis had largely avoided big, traditionally Catholic European countries during his 12-year pontificate, preferring to visit instead smaller Catholic communities on the peripheries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Each field has subsurface drainage, which feeds into a perimeter drain loop that leads to the retention ponds.—
Abraham Nudelstejer,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Officers arrived and set up a perimeter around the home.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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