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Recent Examples of tropic
Offered on a steel bracelet, NATO strap, or tropic rubber strap with a pin buckle or deployant clasp, this is a non-limited model that will now be part of the brand’s permanent collection.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Tree Hut tropic glow sugar scrub: on sale for $8.04 (30% off)
Original price: $11.49
(Ulta)
Use this sugar scrub from Tree Hut to remove dull, dry skin to reveal glowing, soft, smooth skin.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In the grueling six-month course, the former high school track star trained in remote forest, desert, coastal, tropic and open ocean environments — and mastered first aid and hand-to-hand combat.
—Dawn Klavon, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Savor a massage in the gorgeous tropic gardens at the spa or choose to enjoy them indoors.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 before weakening into a tropic storm.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
After a total of nine hours under the waves, two men with chattering teeth were able to emerge from their frigid craft into bright sunshine, blue skies and tropic heat.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
For long hours Monday, gray clouds seemed to presage rain, and the damp air seemed to enhance the sultry sense of tropic life.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
The engine that powers every tropic cyclone is convection: enormous volumes of moist, rising air create a vacuum at the surface that sucks in surrounding air as spiraling winds.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
Tree Hut tropic glow sugar scrub: on sale for $8.04 (30% off)
Original price: $11.49
(Ulta)
Use this sugar scrub from Tree Hut to remove dull, dry skin to reveal glowing, soft, smooth skin.
—Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In the grueling six-month course, the former high school track star trained in remote forest, desert, coastal, tropic and open ocean environments — and mastered first aid and hand-to-hand combat.
—Dawn Klavon, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Savor a massage in the gorgeous tropic gardens at the spa or choose to enjoy them indoors.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 before weakening into a tropic storm.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
After a total of nine hours under the waves, two men with chattering teeth were able to emerge from their frigid craft into bright sunshine, blue skies and tropic heat.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
For long hours Monday, gray clouds seemed to presage rain, and the damp air seemed to enhance the sultry sense of tropic life.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
The engine that powers every tropic cyclone is convection: enormous volumes of moist, rising air create a vacuum at the surface that sucks in surrounding air as spiraling winds.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropic
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Over the seven seasons of Love Island USA, contestants have been treated to a variety of accommodations, ranging from tropical villas to luxury stateside hotels.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The same constraints apply to the black pepper, which is mostly grown in tropical regions such as Vietnam, Indian, and Brazil.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Declining numbers The leatherback turtle has the widest global distribution of any reptile, nesting mainly on tropical or subtropical beaches.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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The disease, relatively rare in temperate climates and common in tropical and subtropical areas, is caused by a parasite and spread to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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But the very climates that made these semitropical playgrounds the American dream of the 20th century threaten to break their reputations in the 21st century.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Sep. 2023
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Seasonal flooding hits large parts of China every summer, particularly in the semitropical south, while some northern regions this year have reported the worst floods in 50 years.—
Liz Lee,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Aug. 2023
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“Tropic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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