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The planets in our solar system orbit the sun in roughly the same plane, known as the ecliptic, which is tilted relative to Earth's equator by about 23.5 degrees.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Those storms tended to start at the planet's poles, then move toward its equator.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
In the photo, there's a line around the moon's equator that resembles the equatorial trench around the Death Star.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The part of Wyoming where the new species emerged was located in low latitudes near the prehistoric equator around 230 million years ago.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
Those storms tended to start at the planet's poles, then move toward its equator.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
In the photo, there's a line around the moon's equator that resembles the equatorial trench around the Death Star.
—Ailsa Harvey, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
The part of Wyoming where the new species emerged was located in low latitudes near the prehistoric equator around 230 million years ago.
—Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
Noun
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Astronomers estimate that several hundred thousand more KBOs measuring over 10 miles (16 kilometers) in diameter could lurk in this icy donut, which begins around 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion km) from the sun.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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The space rock could be anywhere between around 33 and 72 feet in diameter, noted the JPL's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The evacuation zone spanned a 2-mile radius in the downtown Angleton area near the Brazoria County Courthouse, the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a post on Facebook.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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While not all companies offer delivery, those that do typically operate within a certain radius and charge a delivery fee.—
Joan Pabón,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Nowhere is this dynamic more evident than in Syria, where years of war have weakened relations between the country’s center and its periphery and given rise to a variety of local rulers.—
Maha Yahya,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Feb. 2025
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The driving narrative question of who is on the periphery was built pretty early.—
Jackie Strause,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Bucks don’t have a perimeter stopper who can handle the toughest defensive assignments, meaning Lillard’s weaknesses are being magnified.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Eagles continued their three-point efficiency in the third quarter, showing an elite ability to convert through a tight North Crowley perimeter defense.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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