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The gas giant is about 11 times wider than Earth alone, with a diameter around its equator of 88,846 miles.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 May 2025
But on this special day the sun shines directly on Earth’s equator, creating nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
What's more, this wacky planet doesn't orbit around the brown dwarfs' equator, but instead up and down over their poles.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2025
The 57-mile-wide (93 km) Copernicus Crater will also be easily visible on the nights surrounding May 20 a little left of the terminator, close to the lunar equator.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 May 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 May 2025
But on this special day the sun shines directly on Earth’s equator, creating nearly equal amounts of daylight and darkness.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
What's more, this wacky planet doesn't orbit around the brown dwarfs' equator, but instead up and down over their poles.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2025
The 57-mile-wide (93 km) Copernicus Crater will also be easily visible on the nights surrounding May 20 a little left of the terminator, close to the lunar equator.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
Noun
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The round table is 14 feet in diameter to accommodate all the players.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The main threats forecast in Sunday’s storms are large hail, up to 2 inches in diameter, and damaging winds up to 70 mph.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Plus, there are 10 wineries located within a 10-mile radius of Under Canvas Columbia River Gorge.—
Mae Hamilton,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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In May, the company began delivering DoorDash orders to customers within a four-mile radius of the Arboretum Shopping Center in south Charlotte.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The most potent moments tend to occur on the periphery of the action, in snippets featuring the billionaires’ downstairs courtier class, the assistants and lawyers who hustle at the corners of Hugo’s mansion.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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New fire ignitions will be possible due to the frequent lightning strikes observed, especially on the periphery of the storm.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2025
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And as new media continues to redefine film, that diversity extends to the cinematic perimeters of projects on this year’s lineup, which includes visual albums from Miley Cyrus (Something Beautiful), Slick Rick (Victory) and Turnstile (Never Enough).—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
4 June 2025
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As of Wednesday morning, the fire crew successfully encircled the entire perimeter of the fire in control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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