tropic

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Recent Examples of tropic Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 before weakening into a tropic storm. David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024 After a total of nine hours under the waves, two men with chattering teeth were able to emerge from their frigid craft into bright sunshine, blue skies and tropic heat. William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023 For long hours Monday, gray clouds seemed to presage rain, and the damp air seemed to enhance the sultry sense of tropic life. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 July 2023 The engine that powers every tropic cyclone is convection: enormous volumes of moist, rising air create a vacuum at the surface that sucks in surrounding air as spiraling winds. Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 1 June 2023 Here the lemon and orange grow to perfection and almost all of the fruits and vegetables of the temperate and semi-tropic climes flourish, while experiments made by some of our growers show that the banana, pineapple and other tropical fruits will do well. San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023 The underlying justification for their mastery of this bountiful, beautiful semi-tropic place was the conviction that their predecessors — native Americans, Spanish, Mexican — were unappreciative and undeserving, unlike the grateful and energetic Yankee. Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022 Recent research reveals more variety in this creature, which can be found in tropic locations around the world. David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropic
Adjective
  • Or, take a sunset cruise and enjoy the view with live music and tropical drinks.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The actress wore a gown courtesy of Oscar de la Renta, which featured tropical pink florals and green leaves cascading across the bodice and upper skirt of her dress, adding a textured, three-dimensional element.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Whale sharks are found in warm tropical and subtropical waters worldwide, but very little is known about their mating and reproduction due to their elusive nature.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The resort’s subtropical gardens offer the perfect setting for mindfulness walks, allowing solo travellers to reconnect with nature.
    Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • But the very climates that made these semitropical playgrounds the American dream of the 20th century threaten to break their reputations in the 21st century.
    Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Seasonal flooding hits large parts of China every summer, particularly in the semitropical south, while some northern regions this year have reported the worst floods in 50 years.
    Liz Lee, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2023

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“Tropic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropic. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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