the Deep South
noun
: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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In the 1920s, Blacks migrating from the Deep South arrived in large numbers.
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John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
There's also an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across the Deep South and the Tennessee Valley.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 21 May 2025
The Shed describes The Brothers Size as a modern-day fable about two brothers in the Deep South that weaves in the rich storytelling tradition of the Yoruba people of West Africa.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Experts are wondering why In the Deep South, health care fights echo civil rights battles
Fast action from bystanders can improve cardiac arrest survival.
—Erica Zurek, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
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John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
There's also an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms across the Deep South and the Tennessee Valley.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 21 May 2025
The Shed describes The Brothers Size as a modern-day fable about two brothers in the Deep South that weaves in the rich storytelling tradition of the Yoruba people of West Africa.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Experts are wondering why In the Deep South, health care fights echo civil rights battles
Fast action from bystanders can improve cardiac arrest survival.
—Erica Zurek, Twin Cities, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Deep South
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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