as in tropical
being near the equator
a lush equatorial rain forest that is threatened by rampant development
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Recent Examples of equatorial
Far from the equatorial lowlands where these swamps formed, polar glaciers steadily marched on the midlatitudes and threatened to take over the entire planet.
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Another factor is the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO), a 24–28-month cycle in which equatorial winds shift east to west.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
From the rainforests of Central and South America to the savannas of northern Australia, the world’s equatorial regions are home to thousands of unique bird species, from macaws to toucans to hummingbirds, who thrive in hot and humid environments.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Earth’s equatorial region receives more heat energy from the sun.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Another factor is the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO), a 24–28-month cycle in which equatorial winds shift east to west.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
From the rainforests of Central and South America to the savannas of northern Australia, the world’s equatorial regions are home to thousands of unique bird species, from macaws to toucans to hummingbirds, who thrive in hot and humid environments.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2025
Earth’s equatorial region receives more heat energy from the sun.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equatorial
Adjective
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The storm was once Typhoon Halong, a powerful tropical system that formed in the northern Philippine Sea earlier this month, skirted by Japan without making landfall and then crossed the north Pacific Ocean.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Fox Weather reported that the storm battered parts of the southeast and the Carolinas on Saturday, dropping multiple inches of rain and whipping up tropical-storm-force gusts from the coast of North Carolina to the Jersey Shore.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Karen was a subtropical storm in the North Atlantic Ocean Friday morning Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Found in tropical and subtropical waters worldwide, it is now listed as of least concern rather than endangered, as populations have increased by around 28% since the 1970s.—
Nell Lewis,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Equatorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equatorial. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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