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also subtropic
as in semitropical
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Recent Examples of subtropical
Tour properties include dramatic subtropical and desert landscaping, a front yard devoted entirely to succulents, kinetic metal and mosaic art, resident goats and a stop with 17 fruit trees alongside proteas and exotic succulents.
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Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the lagging cutoff low to our west will establish an extended plume of moisture from the eastern Pacific into Texas, with the subtropical jet providing opportunities for spokes of energy to rotate around the cutoff low and track over the state.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
The subtropical feel allows for plenty of golf, walks on the beach, fishing, gardening, boating, and hiking, all of which are hobbies beloved by many retirees.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Those snakes went on to reproduce and thrive in South Florida’s subtropical climate, decimating some ecosystems.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
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Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, the lagging cutoff low to our west will establish an extended plume of moisture from the eastern Pacific into Texas, with the subtropical jet providing opportunities for spokes of energy to rotate around the cutoff low and track over the state.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
The subtropical feel allows for plenty of golf, walks on the beach, fishing, gardening, boating, and hiking, all of which are hobbies beloved by many retirees.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Those snakes went on to reproduce and thrive in South Florida’s subtropical climate, decimating some ecosystems.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subtropical
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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And like more tropical water corals, these ecosystems are also sensitive to changes in water temperature and acidity.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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Now take into consideration that forecasters expect an El Niño — a phase of a natural climate phenomenon that warms up the ocean surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean — to develop late this year.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One is in the Northwestern Pacific, east of the Philippines and south of Japan; the second is in the Central Pacific, between Hawaii and the equatorial Western Pacific, and the third is in the South Pacific, east of Australia and north of New Zealand.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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However, in 2021 and 2022, there was a lull in storms in Jupiter's north equatorial belt.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Subtropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtropical. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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