south of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: less than
Other than crafty Chicago White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel, no other starter with a strikeout percentage as low as Wheeler had an ERA south of 4.00 in 2020.—
Joe Giglio
Joe Giglio… the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60.—Scott Mowbray
Scott MowbrayThe North Carolina Tar Heels' star quarterback, who averaged more than 300 yards per game and completed nearly 70 percent of his passes in the regular season, went into the fourth quarter of the 2021 Orange Bowl with only 128 passing yards and a completion percentage south of 60.—David Wilson
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In a similar venture, the New York State Museum recently began displaying a Revolutionary War-era ship at its Albany headquarters, around 100 miles south of Ticonderoga.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Records obtained by the Sun Sentinel on Monday show that Williams was serving his sentence at Avon Park Correctional Institution in Polk County, about 85 miles south of Orlando.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
South Carlsbad State Beach Location: Carlsbad, San Diego County
Type: RV sites, drive-in tent camping
Three miles south of Carlsbad, the campgrounds of South Carlsbad State Beach offer 223 campsites.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Also that day a boat crew from Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach removed nine people who had been aboard a recreational vessel, about 3 miles south of the Alamitos Bay entrance.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
Records obtained by the Sun Sentinel on Monday show that Williams was serving his sentence at Avon Park Correctional Institution in Polk County, about 85 miles south of Orlando.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2025
South Carlsbad State Beach Location: Carlsbad, San Diego County
Type: RV sites, drive-in tent camping
Three miles south of Carlsbad, the campgrounds of South Carlsbad State Beach offer 223 campsites.
—Jessie Beck, AFAR Media, 16 June 2025
Also that day a boat crew from Coast Guard Station Los Angeles-Long Beach removed nine people who had been aboard a recreational vessel, about 3 miles south of the Alamitos Bay entrance.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
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“South of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south%20of. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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