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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
The ship's upcoming itineraries depart from New York, Miami, or Port Canaveral in Florida and visit tropical climes including Bermuda and the Dominican Republic.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
As The Charlotte Observer previously reported, the state has been dealing with compounding dry conditions since the fall, driven in part by a lack of tropical rainfall and a dry winter pattern that has left streams, soil moisture and reservoirs below normal levels.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Simone and Jonathan looked sun-kissed and happy as ever while attending a tropical wedding in February.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
This tropical fruit has a pear-like texture but has a notably sweeter flavor.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
As The Charlotte Observer previously reported, the state has been dealing with compounding dry conditions since the fall, driven in part by a lack of tropical rainfall and a dry winter pattern that has left streams, soil moisture and reservoirs below normal levels.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
Simone and Jonathan looked sun-kissed and happy as ever while attending a tropical wedding in February.
—Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
This tropical fruit has a pear-like texture but has a notably sweeter flavor.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tropical
Adjective
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Its always-rocking outdoor tiki bar is the kind of place that defines a subtropical party city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Chicago White Sox gave a metaphorical game ball to a World War II veteran, naming him their hero of the game.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both Haymes and Potteiger later insisted that their remarks were not sincere expressions of violent intent, but rather metaphorical calls for Talarico, a Presbyterian seminarian, to find salvation in their brand of Christianity.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Best Wildlife Cruises Around the World From Arctic ice to equatorial isles, these wildlife cruises bring you face to face with the planet’s most extraordinary creatures.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hurricane formation can be inhibited by strong wind shear over the Atlantic, stirred by the pattern of warmer-than-normal waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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For centuries figurative sculptors have found ways to render their subjects in motion.—
Dawn Chan,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 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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Schools now feverishly compete to prepare graduates with simplistic educational remedies driven by competitive branding agendas, providing symbolic curriculum overhauls as recruiting and job-placement signals, regardless of whether such courses share a coherent body of core knowledge.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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This growing reliance on such frameworks underscores the industry’s shift from symbolic commitments toward practical implementation of due diligence and credible sustainability practices.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Tropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tropical. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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