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as in subtropical
being near the equator
wanted to escape winter and visit some tropical location where freezing to death would not be a possibility
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as in metaphoric
expressing one thing in terms normally used for another
an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology
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Recent Examples of tropical
Made from the bark of tropical trees, cinnamon is rich in antioxidants and may help balance blood sugar levels, support digestion, and lower inflammation.
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Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
Feel free to add a tiny umbrella to a glass of this tropical beverage, which contains 50 percent guava juice and plenty of bubbles.
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Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
25 June 2026
Imagine wading through a shallow tropical reef, small fish darting between coral heads.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
My summer calendar is packed with trips to tropical destinations, outdoor concerts, and nights at rooftop bars, so linen is about to be my best friend.
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Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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Tatiana Dias,
Vogue,
25 June 2026
Feel free to add a tiny umbrella to a glass of this tropical beverage, which contains 50 percent guava juice and plenty of bubbles.
—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
25 June 2026
Imagine wading through a shallow tropical reef, small fish darting between coral heads.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
My summer calendar is packed with trips to tropical destinations, outdoor concerts, and nights at rooftop bars, so linen is about to be my best friend.
—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tropical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropical
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Upon returning to Brazil, Burle Marx began collecting tropical and subtropical species with rare intensity, eventually transforming his home outside Rio into a living archive of Brazilian flora, more than 3,500 plants strong.
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Indigenous to the tropical and subtropical regions of Central America, South America, and Mexico, dragon fruit is now also cultivated stateside in California, Florida, and Hawaii, as well as in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam, China, and Indonesia, and the Middle East, among other regions.
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Frankenstein’s village When work is the only sturdy pillar in a society where government benefits for low-income people, family ties and community institutions have eroded, tablets replace the metaphorical village – the web of social support that helps families thrive.
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Presented with an opportunity to finally confess his feelings to Nikki, our man screws the metaphorical pooch.
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But those astronauts explored equatorial areas.
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El Niño conditions are characterized by warmer-than-normal water temperatures in parts of the equatorial Pacific Ocean that typically bring higher air temperatures and less rain to the area.
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The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 laptop shows up ready to work, with a snappy Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, a generous 32GB of RAM, and a spacious 2TB SSD in its (figurative) briefcase.
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The figurative scales of justice are totally out of whack now.
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The number distilled the North Beach revue (which closed New Year’s Eve 2019) famous for its oversized figural hats, musical parodies and fairy-tale characters into 11.5 minutes.
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The holders come in a set of two, adorned with figural bunnies.
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The Cockroach Janta Party has also encouraged demonstrators to bring different symbolic props to the site each day.
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The vote was largely symbolic but appeared to mollify the president, who earlier in the day canceled a ceremonial signing of a bipartisan housing bill to exert pressure on the Senate to pass an unrelated election law bill.
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“Tropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropical. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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