as in tropical
being near the equator
a lush equatorial rain forest that is threatened by rampant development
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Ecuador specializes in roses; the cool mountain climate and consistent sunlight of its equatorial days are uniquely suited to producing straight-stemmed, big-blossomed flowers, highly sought after for celebratory bouquets.
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Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
That was despite the world shifting from the El Niño warming pattern — which helped make 2024 the world’s warmest year on record — and turning toward its cooler La Niña counterpart, which involves the cooling of equatorial Pacific waters, and can curb global temperatures.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
The big natural factor in global temperatures is usually the natural cycle of changes in the equatorial Pacific Ocean waters.
—Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Based on the results from this computer simulation, the team believes that Earth’s earliest dinosaurs likely emerged in a hot and dry equatorial region in the former supercontinent Gondwana.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
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Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
That was despite the world shifting from the El Niño warming pattern — which helped make 2024 the world’s warmest year on record — and turning toward its cooler La Niña counterpart, which involves the cooling of equatorial Pacific waters, and can curb global temperatures.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
The big natural factor in global temperatures is usually the natural cycle of changes in the equatorial Pacific Ocean waters.
—Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Based on the results from this computer simulation, the team believes that Earth’s earliest dinosaurs likely emerged in a hot and dry equatorial region in the former supercontinent Gondwana.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Equatorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equatorial. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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