equator

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Recent Examples of equator 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 Whereas the Apollo moon landings occurred within a narrow band around the moon’s equator, the south polar region is a more challenging place to land because the terrain is pockmarked with craters. Denise Chow, NBC news, 27 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for equator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
Noun
  • According to the National Park Service (NPS), the pipe measures between 72 and 96 inches in diameter.
    Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Feb. 2026
  • When choosing a new pot, select one that is 1 to 2 inches larger in diameter than the current pot and one with excellent drainage.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • No one was reported injured by the Wednesday night blaze at the Lehigh Valley Hospital campus in Dickson City, which drew all available emergency medical services within a 50-mile radius, fire officials said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Those missions used radio beams transmitted between the spacecraft and Earth to estimate the planet’s radius.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • For all the concerns about anti-ICE protests and anti-American sentiment disrupting the opening ceremony, real-world conflicts remained largely on the periphery.
    Pien Huang, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The neighborhood/area The estate sits at the periphery of Port Jervis, which is conveniently reachable from the city from NJ Transit via the Metro-North.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • On the walls and propped up against the room’s perimeter are frames and presentation boards.
    April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The building’s original Portland stone facade was retained, while the interior has been updated with contemporary codes, with concrete flooring, aluminum and glass vitrines, and stainless steel perimeter wrapping the space.
    Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026

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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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