the tropics
plural noun
: the part of the world that is near the equator where the weather is very warm
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Get ready to head to the tropics, no airplane ticket required.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
This jet stream gathers moisture from the tropics near the equator and sweeps it toward the poles.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Texas Map Shows Areas at Risk of Severe Storms
The NOAA says atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands in the atmosphere that transport large amounts of water vapor outside the tropics.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Epiphytic orchids naturally grow on trees in the tropics.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
This jet stream gathers moisture from the tropics near the equator and sweeps it toward the poles.
—Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Texas Map Shows Areas at Risk of Severe Storms
The NOAA says atmospheric rivers are long, narrow bands in the atmosphere that transport large amounts of water vapor outside the tropics.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Epiphytic orchids naturally grow on trees in the tropics.
—Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the tropics
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“The tropics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tropics. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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