equator

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Recent Examples on the Web This leads to a phenomenon called gravity darkening, in which the star’s poles shine brighter than its equator. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024 The asteroid can then start shedding material into space from its equator. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2024 The flock of rocks would eventually settle into orbit, forming a neat ring around the planet’s equator. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024 This equinox happens when the sun, traveling from south to north, crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary plane that extends out into space from the Earth’s equator. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for equator 
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Noun
  • Its coma is about 130,000 miles (209,000 kilometers) in diameter, and its tail extends around 18 million miles (29 million kilometers) into space.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Christmas tree permit regulations Each Christmas tree permit allows the cutting of one tree, which must not exceed 10 feet in height or 6 inches in diameter at the stump, Williams said.
    Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens emitted 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere while its pyroclastic lava flow incinerated virtually everything within a 230-square-mile radius.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The agency has recommended clearing a radius of more than 4 miles.
    Reuters, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Baker cuts to conflicted close-ups of Igor, underscoring his pangs of conscience on the periphery of the plot.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Some of the greatest crime hot spots are in places on the periphery between areas of affluence and areas of deprivation.
    Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • In a recent renovation, county officials added metal detectors in the lobby of the election center and additional fencing around its perimeter.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • For security reasons, this typically means the LLM needs to be within the security perimeter of the organization (either on-premise or through a VPN).
    Mike Flaxman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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