equator
Example Sentences
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Earlier studies showed that this region stayed near the equator and remained mostly stationary during the same period.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
The site's position close to the equator was more suitable for some missions than the Russian-operated spaceport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Notice that this map stretches things out vertically near the equator and horizontally near the poles.
From Slate • Jan. 21, 2026
In 2021 Bill Gates was warning that the equator would become unlivable as he promoted his book, “How to Avoid A Climate Disaster.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025
They chose the Andes because they needed to measure near the equator, to determine if there really was a difference in sphericity there, and because they reasoned that mountains would give them good sightlines.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
