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Recent Examples of tropic
Tree Hut tropic glow sugar scrub: on sale for $8.04 (30% off)
Original price: $11.49
(Ulta)
Use this sugar scrub from Tree Hut to remove dull, dry skin to reveal glowing, soft, smooth skin.
—
Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In the grueling six-month course, the former high school track star trained in remote forest, desert, coastal, tropic and open ocean environments — and mastered first aid and hand-to-hand combat.
—Dawn Klavon, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Savor a massage in the gorgeous tropic gardens at the spa or choose to enjoy them indoors.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 before weakening into a tropic storm.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
After a total of nine hours under the waves, two men with chattering teeth were able to emerge from their frigid craft into bright sunshine, blue skies and tropic heat.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
For long hours Monday, gray clouds seemed to presage rain, and the damp air seemed to enhance the sultry sense of tropic life.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
The engine that powers every tropic cyclone is convection: enormous volumes of moist, rising air create a vacuum at the surface that sucks in surrounding air as spiraling winds.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
Here the lemon and orange grow to perfection and almost all of the fruits and vegetables of the temperate and semi-tropic climes flourish, while experiments made by some of our growers show that the banana, pineapple and other tropical fruits will do well.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
In the grueling six-month course, the former high school track star trained in remote forest, desert, coastal, tropic and open ocean environments — and mastered first aid and hand-to-hand combat.
—Dawn Klavon, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Savor a massage in the gorgeous tropic gardens at the spa or choose to enjoy them indoors.
—Robin Raven, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas on Monday as a Category 1 before weakening into a tropic storm.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
After a total of nine hours under the waves, two men with chattering teeth were able to emerge from their frigid craft into bright sunshine, blue skies and tropic heat.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
For long hours Monday, gray clouds seemed to presage rain, and the damp air seemed to enhance the sultry sense of tropic life.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
The engine that powers every tropic cyclone is convection: enormous volumes of moist, rising air create a vacuum at the surface that sucks in surrounding air as spiraling winds.
—Martin J. Kernan, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
Here the lemon and orange grow to perfection and almost all of the fruits and vegetables of the temperate and semi-tropic climes flourish, while experiments made by some of our growers show that the banana, pineapple and other tropical fruits will do well.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropic
Adjective
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Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
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Man-of-wars are often found in tropical and subtropical waters, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In tropical and subtropical rainforests, some butterflies drink from fruits that drop to the ground.—
Gary Stoller,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2025
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
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“Tropic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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