tropic
tropics
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pluralof tropic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Somehow, a Gaboon viper — whose home is the tropics of central and western Africa — was on the loose Monday in a Southern California neighborhood, police say.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The tropics receive far more energy from the sun than the poles.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Most primates today live in the tropics, and most primate fossils have been unearthed there too.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Saulo said El Nino would have "cascading impacts", with a warming ocean in the tropics resulting in effects on global trade.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
On the outskirts of the capital they built a storybook cottage, two stories, fretted with eaves and little porches and window boxes, an incongruous Alpine look in the tropics.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
