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also subtropic
as in semitropical
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Various factors such as melting sea ice and shifts in the subtropical jet stream over the mid-latitudes in the U.S. may counteract each other.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
The city already has a warm, subtropical climate, so additional warming may provide less of a benefit for its rats.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
The subtropical landscaping cost more than $6 million.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The Rock Creek Loop traverses approximately seven miles of ravines, creeks, subtropical forest, and small footbridges.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
The city already has a warm, subtropical climate, so additional warming may provide less of a benefit for its rats.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 31 Jan. 2025
The subtropical landscaping cost more than $6 million.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
The Rock Creek Loop traverses approximately seven miles of ravines, creeks, subtropical forest, and small footbridges.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Subtropical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subtropical. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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