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
Most of them gravitated to Minnesota — a very different climate from their equatorial homeland, but a state with a great tradition of tolerance for newcomers.
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Robert W. Laird, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
La Niña ending La Niña is only expected to continue for about another month or so, but after that, waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are likely to begin warming.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
One major natural factor in global temperatures is the El Nino/La Nina oscillation — a cyclic warming or cooling of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather across much of the planet.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The data center industry does not have a terribly good answer for this, except that their 83° sun-synchronous orbit is much less crowded than equatorial ones, meaning a lower risk of collisions.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
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Robert W. Laird, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
La Niña ending La Niña is only expected to continue for about another month or so, but after that, waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are likely to begin warming.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 16 Jan. 2026
One major natural factor in global temperatures is the El Nino/La Nina oscillation — a cyclic warming or cooling of the equatorial Pacific that changes weather across much of the planet.
—Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
The data center industry does not have a terribly good answer for this, except that their 83° sun-synchronous orbit is much less crowded than equatorial ones, meaning a lower risk of collisions.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equatorial
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The warming and cooling of tropical waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean is a cyclical and naturally occurring phenomenon that involves shifts in trade winds and changes in sea-surface temperatures.—
Roberto Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
13 Mar. 2026
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This recipe gives a tropical punch to the buttery classic.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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At the time, present-day North America had a subtropical climate and was split in half by a seaway that ran from the Gulf of Mexico north to the Arctic.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
12 Mar. 2026
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But a kona storm, a type of seasonal subtropical cyclone, brings warmer, moisture-rich winds from the south to southwest, which can bring torrential rainfall, according to the weather service.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Equatorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equatorial. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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