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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
South Florida Sun Sentinel staff writer Bill Kearney covers the environment, the outdoors and tropical weather.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Black-sand beaches are typically made from volcanic sediment and can be found all over the world in both tropical and cold climates.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025
Hmmm, does that mean we’re headed somewhere snowy rather than tropical next time?
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Even Seattleites, New Englanders, and tropical South Floridians recommend it.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Black-sand beaches are typically made from volcanic sediment and can be found all over the world in both tropical and cold climates.
—Mariette Williams, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025
Hmmm, does that mean we’re headed somewhere snowy rather than tropical next time?
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
Even Seattleites, New Englanders, and tropical South Floridians recommend it.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropical
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In tropical and subtropical rainforests, some butterflies drink from fruits that drop to the ground.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
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Most of the world’s coffee is grown in an equatorial region that spans Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region and Africa known as the Coffee Belt.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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El Niño is the warmer half of the cycle, an alternating pattern of contrasting climate shifts defined by sea surface temperatures and precipitation in a block of the equatorial Pacific that depart from the neutral norm.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2025
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The pub front screams it from the figurative top of Brandon Hill, a high point in County Kilkenny, the place from which Hoyne hails and where his family has been in the pub business for several generations.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Is a choice made with a figurative but potentially literal gun to one’s head even a real choice?—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 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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Marking the start of the solar calendar, it’s known for its anything-goes water festivities: Participants armed with water guns, buckets, and hoses splash each other in a symbolic cleansing of sins and washing away of misfortunes that allow a fresh start in the new year.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
15 Apr. 2025
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Late last month, the Sudanese military regained control over Khartoum, the capital, a major symbolic victory in the war.—
Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Tropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropical. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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