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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
Meanwhile, a tropical wave emerging off the coast of Africa will have a moderate chance of developing into a tropical disturbance next week, with a 50% chance of development over the next seven days.
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2025
In addition to the tropical wave, NHC meteorologists are also tracking a disturbance located much closer to Florida, which has a 10 percent chance of strengthening into a tropical storm within the next seven days.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The surf that showed up is one of the biggest tropical swells of the year.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Today, the experience is all that and much more, and Sandals’ adults-only properties consistently rank among the best all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica, thanks to the blend of tropical pleasures and authenticity based in Jamaican roots.
—AFAR Media, 27 Sep. 2025
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Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2025
In addition to the tropical wave, NHC meteorologists are also tracking a disturbance located much closer to Florida, which has a 10 percent chance of strengthening into a tropical storm within the next seven days.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
The surf that showed up is one of the biggest tropical swells of the year.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
Today, the experience is all that and much more, and Sandals’ adults-only properties consistently rank among the best all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica, thanks to the blend of tropical pleasures and authenticity based in Jamaican roots.
—AFAR Media, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropical
Adjective
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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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These equatorial jets are the fastest winds in the Solar System, reaching 311 mph (500 kph) to 1,243 mph (2,000 kph), which is far faster than anything on Earth.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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Iapetus, at its equator, has an enormous equatorial ridge.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Norvell, as the co-offensive coordinator on that Pitt staff, saw the literal and metaphorical drive with Lanning.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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For these authors perhaps there was the fear of losing control of one’s work, of the author’s metaphorical entombment (after all, Griswold was the final gravedigger for Poe, and on the former’s terms).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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The film takes place in 1954 almost exclusively over the course of one evening at a party thrown by the newly wed Hedda who wields literal and figurative weapons for her own personal amusement and potential financial gain.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dave Portnoy, better known as El Presidente, has built an empire on bold bets—both literal and figurative.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The figural birds are crafted in platinum and 18-karat gold with gemstones — appearing to perch upon the wearer.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
2 Sep. 2025
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As we are never returned to any figural baseline, our eyes are increasingly ungrounded.—
Jan Tumlir,
Artforum,
1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Blinky became a symbolic picture for real-world commentary regarding the dangers of mutation and nuclear waste, and in 2011, a real-life three-eyed wolf fish was caught near an Argentinian nuclear plant, per ZME Science.—
Zoe Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Inside was a large, red object that turned out to be creepily symbolic.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Tropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropical. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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