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
In today’s world, glacial ice can persist in equatorial regions such as the Andes and Indonesia, but only on mountainous slopes several miles above sea level.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 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
In today’s world, glacial ice can persist in equatorial regions such as the Andes and Indonesia, but only on mountainous slopes several miles above sea level.
—Laura Poppick
july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equatorial
Adjective
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The area of disturbed weather likely to become Jerry is moving quickly west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Over 10,000 native plants weave their way around the building’s exterior and interior—a nod to Brazil’s tropical ethos.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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Box tree moths are native to temperate and subtropical climates in Asia and were first reported in Ohio in June 2023.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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After the last row of strip malls and subdivisions, the Everglades took over, in a vast, hot expanse of subtropical wetland.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Equatorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equatorial. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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