the northwest
noun
variants
or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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The system, with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, is moving to the northwest at 12 mph.
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Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Waste from the facility in question entered the Maumee River which runs across the northwest of Indiana and Ohio, and feeds into Lake Erie.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The pick-up point is in the northwest parking lot near Dillard’s at the outer parking perimeter, according to the release.
—Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Over in the northwest, a cloud drape hung down as from a ceiling.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
Waste from the facility in question entered the Maumee River which runs across the northwest of Indiana and Ohio, and feeds into Lake Erie.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
The pick-up point is in the northwest parking lot near Dillard’s at the outer parking perimeter, according to the release.
—Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Over in the northwest, a cloud drape hung down as from a ceiling.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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