northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯr(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
often Northwestern
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
Examples of northwestern in a Sentence
the northwestern corner of the state
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The northwestern Iowa crash site was about 70 miles south of the school's main campus.
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Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 12 Feb. 2026
Mexican authorities said Monday that five of the 10 missing workers from a mine operated by a Canadian company in the northwestern state of Sinaloa have been identified among 10 bodies found in clandestine graves last week in a nearby community.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Gaiman has a home in northwestern Wisconsin, and Palmer lives in Massachusetts.
—Todd Richmond, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Remains found amid search in Mexico MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadian gold and silver mine.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
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Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 12 Feb. 2026
Mexican authorities said Monday that five of the 10 missing workers from a mine operated by a Canadian company in the northwestern state of Sinaloa have been identified among 10 bodies found in clandestine graves last week in a nearby community.
—CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Gaiman has a home in northwestern Wisconsin, and Palmer lives in Massachusetts.
—Todd Richmond, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
Remains found amid search in Mexico MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities on Friday announced the discovery of bodies and remains in the northwestern state of Sinaloa in an area of an ongoing search for 10 missing workers from a Canadian gold and silver mine.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Northwestern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northwestern. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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northwestern
adjective
north·west·ern
nȯrth-ˈwes-tərn
1
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Northwest
2
: lying toward or coming from the northwest
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