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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 metaphorical
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
The system could form into a tropical depression as soon as Sunday evening, according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory.
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David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
South Pacific landfalls with coral reefs and tropical beaches, European isles bristling with medieval castles, a remote cabin in the woods on a lake island — the choices seem almost unlimited.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Their brews are served in small portions and include flavor options like honey, chocolate, peanut butter, tropical fruit or caramel.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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David Schutz, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2025
South Pacific landfalls with coral reefs and tropical beaches, European isles bristling with medieval castles, a remote cabin in the woods on a lake island — the choices seem almost unlimited.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2025
If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
Their brews are served in small portions and include flavor options like honey, chocolate, peanut butter, tropical fruit or caramel.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 2 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropical
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With heavy humidity, Hong Kong’s subtropical climate makes already hot days feel even more intense.—
Jared Formanek,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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Instructor and researcher Mila Berhane was encouraging local farmers to try planting Hibiscus sabdariffa (also known as Jamaica sorrel), a subtropical native African species that’s long been grown throughout Asia and the Americas but is still gaining traction in the U.S.—
Maggie Heyn Richardson,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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The equatorial region to the westward side of the lunar disk is dominated by Oceanus Procellarum (the Ocean of Storms), with Mare Imbrium (the Sea of Showers) to the north and Mare Nubium (the Sea of Clouds) to the south.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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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
Adjective
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The house is aiming to showcase figurative contradictions within its latest arrivals: two blousons in different sizes used multiple times throughout the collection as a means of showcasing its versatility.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
11 Aug. 2025
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There’s a literal meaning, and then there’s a figurative meaning.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The company dates back to the late 1930s and is known for its sweet candles in figural shapes such as Santas, snowmen, and carolers.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2024
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The company dates back to the late 1930s and is known for its sweet candles in figural shapes such as Santas, snowmen, and carolers.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2024
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Read more: The Real Danger of the Trump-Putin Summit That is not to say that the summit was chosen solely for symbolic reasons.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
14 Aug. 2025
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Their deaths marked not just the end of two singular careers, but the symbolic closing of a cultural chapter — one where larger-than-life personas still had to be built in real time, without hashtags or viral cycles to carry them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Tropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropical. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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