the tropics
plural noun
: the part of the world that is near the equator where the weather is very warm
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Hurricanes are born in the tropics, above warm water.
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Even her way of thinking about building materials was at odds with the curriculum: in the tropics, concrete rots and metal rusts.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
New data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD lab, published by Global Forest Watch, shows that the tropics lost forest at a blistering pace of 18 football fields per minute in 2024.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The arrival of Saharan dust is usually good news for the tropics, but bad for allergies and respiratory issues.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Even her way of thinking about building materials was at odds with the curriculum: in the tropics, concrete rots and metal rusts.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
New data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD lab, published by Global Forest Watch, shows that the tropics lost forest at a blistering pace of 18 football fields per minute in 2024.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
The arrival of Saharan dust is usually good news for the tropics, but bad for allergies and respiratory issues.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025
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“The tropics.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20tropics. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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