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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
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If the Earth rotated about its axis every 24 hours, then your position in space would differ by the diameter of Earth — about 12,700 km (7,900 miles) — from the start of the night to the end of the night.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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The pipes were miniature, with a diameter of only 18 millimeters and a wall thickness of just 3 millimeters.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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By creating space for these histories in her fictive realm, Pritam strove to remember those on the periphery.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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