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Recent Examples of equator
In the photo, there's a line around the moon's equator that resembles the equatorial trench around the Death Star.
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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
Perseverance, which touched down in 2021, has been exploring a 28-mile-wide basin north of the Martian equator that scientists think was home to an ancient river delta.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Sunspots are mostly close to the sun's equator during solar maximum, which can be observed right now by anyone with a pair of solar eclipse glasses.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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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
Perseverance, which touched down in 2021, has been exploring a 28-mile-wide basin north of the Martian equator that scientists think was home to an ancient river delta.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
Sunspots are mostly close to the sun's equator during solar maximum, which can be observed right now by anyone with a pair of solar eclipse glasses.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for equator
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The specific type of drones the Chaska police are looking to acquire are the DJI Matrice series M30t, a modular drone about two feet in diameter able to carry various types equipment such as cameras.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Another notable event involved the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, which was 66 feet in diameter.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2025
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In response to the detections, more than 100 other all commercial poultry operations within a 6-mile radius were placed under quarantine and went through surveillance testing.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Option for older adults to skip driving Anaheim also offers a Senior Wheels Program for active older adults aged 60 and over residing in Anaheim and Anaheim Hills which can be utilized within a 10-mile radius of their home.—
Sharon Hlapcich,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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The image was snapped at a slight angle, concealing the fact that numerous rings are bunched together at the center, and the inter-ring spacing grows larger on the periphery.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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As their romance inches towards its predictable conclusion, the more intriguing characters who populate Primeval’s periphery—where a web of allegiances, compromises, and betrayals echoes our current state of sociopolitical chaos—fade into a fog of gunpowder.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
9 Jan. 2025
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Lillard must shoot past seven other elite perimeter gunners — including another previous champion in Golden State Warriors wing Buddy Hield.—
Scott Phillips,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Our Evolve Student Housing project will be built to the highest modern fire safety standards with Type I-B (fire-resistant concrete) construction, a new perimeter fire road, a new secondary emergency access road to Aztec Circle Drive and a 100-foot defensible fire buffer zone.—
Cynthia Aranda Cervantes,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Equator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equator. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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