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tropical

[trop-i-kuhl, troh-pi-kuhl] / ˈtrɒp ɪ kəl, ˈtroʊ pɪ kəl /


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It is not out of the question that a tropical night may be recorded in a few places.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

El Niño describes a pattern characterized by warmer water in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Warmer oceans help tropical storms to intensify and add more moisture, which can fall as heavy rain.

From Barron's • Jul. 3, 2026

By comparison, sulfate particles injected into the stratosphere spread much more widely, creating a more uniform cooling effect that is less disruptive to the tropical Pacific.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

She suspected that tropical creatures followed the same pattern of transformation she had discovered in so many European species.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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