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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
Kratom comes from the plant Mitragyna speciosa, a tropical evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia.
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Andrew Kolodny, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, this species is found throughout tropical America.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
These days, Aybar tends to the tropical beauties, mostly Phalaenopsis and lady slippers, in a 500-square-foot greenhouse at his Dallas home.
—Ryan Conner, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Located approximately 1,000 miles off the coast of Florida, this United States territory is a great destination for a tropical retreat.
—Melanie Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
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Andrew Kolodny, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
Furthermore, this species is found throughout tropical America.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
These days, Aybar tends to the tropical beauties, mostly Phalaenopsis and lady slippers, in a 500-square-foot greenhouse at his Dallas home.
—Ryan Conner, Dallas Morning News, 1 Apr. 2026
Located approximately 1,000 miles off the coast of Florida, this United States territory is a great destination for a tropical retreat.
—Melanie Lieberman, Travel + Leisure, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropical
Adjective
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This is an area of low pressure that forms west to northwest of Hawai’i during the cool season (November through March) and often taps into subtropical moisture.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside,
24 Mar. 2026
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Many plants sold as gifts, such as the Norfolk Island pines popular as living Christmas trees, are tropical or subtropical species.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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In the United States, golden statuary is rare and usually metaphoric — the Oregon Pioneer, the Golden Driller, the Spirit of Communication.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Firms acted like the metaphorical kid in a candy store with talent, grabbing every shiny new candidate that crossed their applicant tracking system, with some, like Amazon, even doubling their headcount between 2019 and 2021.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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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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Anderson is a figurative painter in the great tradition of Bacon, Freud and Auerbach.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
3 Apr. 2026
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The following list presents the ten tallest figurative freestanding statues in the world according to their heights, excluding base-structure height and topographical elevation.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 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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The Royal Maundy Service sees the sovereign distribute Maundy money, or special coins, to local pensioners (often retirees) in a service symbolic of Jesus washing the Apostles' feet at the last supper.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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The invitation also ties directly to America 250 celebrations, with congressional leaders highlighting the symbolic weight of the moment.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Tropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropical. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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