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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 metaphoric
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
Tuesday, May 5, Chicken and Cheese Enchilada, pinto beans, corn, Romaine salad and tomatoes, tropical fruit, milk.
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Water and fertilize regularly, and this tropical plant will brighten your balcony all spring and summer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Bill Kearney covers the environment, the outdoors and tropical weather.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Western design hinges on expansive potential—marrying seamless indoor-outdoor-transitions, framing views of sun and sea, and creating a minimalist aesthetic that puts dense tropical settings or desert landscapes centerstage.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
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Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Water and fertilize regularly, and this tropical plant will brighten your balcony all spring and summer.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
Bill Kearney covers the environment, the outdoors and tropical weather.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Western design hinges on expansive potential—marrying seamless indoor-outdoor-transitions, framing views of sun and sea, and creating a minimalist aesthetic that puts dense tropical settings or desert landscapes centerstage.
—Kristin Braswell, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropical
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Playa del Inglés, Canary Islands Closer to the coast of Africa than the Spanish mainland, the Canary Islands are a subtropical destination.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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Everglades National Park Everglades City Experience Florida’s wild, untamed beauty at the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2026
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The metaphorical mountain is something Robbins also became deeply connected to throughout the career-elevating process of writing Apex.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Since one of the metaphorical aspects of the script concerns how swiftly conflicts can flare up from small disagreements into major knock-down-drag-out fights, showing the violence and bared-teeth snarling is appropriate, a lighter touch could work, too.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Best Wildlife Cruises Around the World From Arctic ice to equatorial isles, these wildlife cruises bring you face to face with the planet’s most extraordinary creatures.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hurricane formation can be inhibited by strong wind shear over the Atlantic, stirred by the pattern of warmer-than-normal waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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In Times of Dragons [Universal/Fontana] Dealing with demons is nothing new for Tori Amos, but on her 18th studio album, there’s little that’s figurative about the struggle between human good and Trumpian evil.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
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By the 1980s, Baselitz’s profile began to expand beyond Germany, when he was exhibited in dialogue with figurative painters sharing his expressionist leanings, including Italy’s Sandro Chia and Francesco Clemente.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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The number distilled the North Beach revue (which closed New Year’s Eve 2019) famous for its oversized figural hats, musical parodies and fairy-tale characters into 11.5 minutes.—
Culture Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
13 Mar. 2026
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The holders come in a set of two, adorned with figural bunnies.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
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During a brief appearance in front of the cameras, the pope gave Rubio the symbolic gift of an olive-wood pen.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
7 May 2026
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Once the most powerful jobs in television, evening anchors like Tony Dokoupil now occupy a more symbolic perch.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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“Tropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropical. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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