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 Sol Duc Valley is located in the northwest portion of Olympic National Park, just 40 minutes west of Port Angeles, according to the NPS’ website.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 June 2025
In 2017 he was convicted of killing James Appleton, an employee of the northwest Arkansas town of Gateway whose brother-in-law, Andrew Tillman, was the mayor.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Years later, the venerable actor and co-founder of Tribeca Enterprises — who can be spotted around Manhattan these days as the Tribeca Festival unspools — is the founder of a sleek new waterfront edifice at the northwest tip of Astoria, Queens.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2025
On the June solstice, the sun rises at its most extreme point on the northeast horizon, reaches its highest point in the sky at noon, and sets at its most extreme point on the northwest horizon.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 June 2025
In 2017 he was convicted of killing James Appleton, an employee of the northwest Arkansas town of Gateway whose brother-in-law, Andrew Tillman, was the mayor.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Years later, the venerable actor and co-founder of Tribeca Enterprises — who can be spotted around Manhattan these days as the Tribeca Festival unspools — is the founder of a sleek new waterfront edifice at the northwest tip of Astoria, Queens.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 6 June 2025
On the June solstice, the sun rises at its most extreme point on the northeast horizon, reaches its highest point in the sky at noon, and sets at its most extreme point on the northwest horizon.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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