the northeast
noun
variants
or the Northeast
: the northeastern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
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Later in the fall, many of these same lines navigate from the northeast to Florida, with a stop or two along the way, whether in Bermuda or the Bahamas.
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Jane Wooldridge,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
The Petrified Forest National Park, home of the Painted Desert, is 20 minutes to the northeast.
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Priyanka Mattoo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
The attack comes just days after thirty-six students were kidnapped in the northeast of the country.
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ABC News,
2 July 2026
Walls was moved from death row, at Union Correctional Institution, about an hour west of Jacksonville in the northeast part of the state, to nearby Florida State Prison.
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Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
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Jane Wooldridge,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
The Petrified Forest National Park, home of the Painted Desert, is 20 minutes to the northeast.
—
Priyanka Mattoo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
The attack comes just days after thirty-six students were kidnapped in the northeast of the country.
—
ABC News,
2 July 2026
Walls was moved from death row, at Union Correctional Institution, about an hour west of Jacksonville in the northeast part of the state, to nearby Florida State Prison.
—
Pamela Colloff,
ProPublica,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for the northeast
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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