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Recent Examples of equator
The band of clouds that forms across the planet’s equator at this time of year, called the aphelion cloud belt, is on prominent display in Odyssey’s new panorama.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Heat escapes its atmosphere so quickly that, were one to stand at its equator at noon with skin exposed — not a great idea!
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
On March 16 and 17, the Solar Orbiter took images at a 15-degree tilt from the Sun’s equator.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 June 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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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Heat escapes its atmosphere so quickly that, were one to stand at its equator at noon with skin exposed — not a great idea!
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025
On March 16 and 17, the Solar Orbiter took images at a 15-degree tilt from the Sun’s equator.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 June 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
Noun
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Another house-sized space rock, spanning around 58 feet, is also speeding towards Earth tomorrow, according to NASA, joined by a 35-foot-diameter asteroid expected to get with 500,000 miles of our planet.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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With these tools, Kelluu airships can create digital twins of areas up to 300 kilometers (186 miles) in diameter from a single station.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With extended combat radius, advanced missiles, and strong electronic warfare integration, the J-35 will enable carrier groups to project power more effectively against sea and land targets.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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At the parade, China unveiled the DF-5C nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile, which has a destructive radius covering the entire planet, for the first time.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Among the residents is 14-year-old Clara, who lives towards the periphery of the informal settlement.—
Ladan Anoushfar,
CNN Money,
1 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, for all the time lavished upon Tom’s grief or Robbie’s, far less attention is directed toward some of the other characters in their periphery, who’ve struggled just as much if not more.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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As of Thursday evening, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many require a minimum perimeter of 320 inches, or more than 26 feet.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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