: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
In the spring, the birds return northward in time for breeding and nesting seasons.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Some fish like cod are moving northward and into deeper waters in response to warmer oceans, and other species like lobster, oysters, clams and mussels are at risk of population decline.
—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
The storm, which brought small amounts of rain to some parts of metro Phoenix in the early afternoon, could also bring pea-sized hail as the system moved northward, according to the National Weather Service.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
The researchers could generalize this beyond their study sites in Alaska, showing that boreal trees growing elsewhere around the Arctic—birch, pine, larch, and other kinds of spruce—are moving northward where nearby sea ice is declining.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
As the track heads northward, wintery conditions become more and more likely.
—Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
The 8th District has for decades occupied the northeastern corner of the state, stretching from Green Bay and Appleton northward toward the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
In a La Nina year, the reverse occurs: Stronger trade winds push warm water towards Asia forcing cold water to rise and nudging the jet stream northward.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
Most of the new snow will fall from Highway 50 northward, which includes the Lake Tahoe region.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The Sacramento Valley is expected to see strong winds, with gusts of 35 to 50 mph possible from Marysville in Yuba County northward, the weather service office in Sacramento said.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Better odds of something more substantial are generally northern Maryland and northward.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
One factor driving the disease’s northward creep may be climate change.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 19 Oct. 2023
Idalia could also bring a few tornadoes from the coast of west-central Florida northward into the Florida Big Bend region, the hurricane center said.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 30 Aug. 2023
Although Biden made firearms trafficking a priority to win Mexico’s support for slowing the northward flow of fentanyl and migration, the Mexican government did not wait on Americans to act.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
The trail stretches from the city of Pewaukee at Watertown Road near Interstate 94 northward into the city of Brookfield at River and Brookfield roads.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
Adverb or adjective
In the 18 years since Katrina, Louisiana’s southernmost territories had started to hollow out, steadily accelerating their quiet migration northward as Louisianans fled their coast.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2024
In the spring, the birds return northward in time for breeding and nesting seasons.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
Some fish like cod are moving northward and into deeper waters in response to warmer oceans, and other species like lobster, oysters, clams and mussels are at risk of population decline.
—Olivia Ferrari, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2024
The storm, which brought small amounts of rain to some parts of metro Phoenix in the early afternoon, could also bring pea-sized hail as the system moved northward, according to the National Weather Service.
—The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
The researchers could generalize this beyond their study sites in Alaska, showing that boreal trees growing elsewhere around the Arctic—birch, pine, larch, and other kinds of spruce—are moving northward where nearby sea ice is declining.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
As the track heads northward, wintery conditions become more and more likely.
—Jay Anderson, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2024
The 8th District has for decades occupied the northeastern corner of the state, stretching from Green Bay and Appleton northward toward the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024
In a La Nina year, the reverse occurs: Stronger trade winds push warm water towards Asia forcing cold water to rise and nudging the jet stream northward.
—David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2024
Noun
This system will bring periods of moderate mountain snow, mainly from Highway 50 northward.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
Most of the new snow will fall from Highway 50 northward, which includes the Lake Tahoe region.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
The Sacramento Valley is expected to see strong winds, with gusts of 35 to 50 mph possible from Marysville in Yuba County northward, the weather service office in Sacramento said.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
Better odds of something more substantial are generally northern Maryland and northward.
—Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
One factor driving the disease’s northward creep may be climate change.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 19 Oct. 2023
Idalia could also bring a few tornadoes from the coast of west-central Florida northward into the Florida Big Bend region, the hurricane center said.
—Leigh Morgan, al, 30 Aug. 2023
Although Biden made firearms trafficking a priority to win Mexico’s support for slowing the northward flow of fentanyl and migration, the Mexican government did not wait on Americans to act.
—Kevin Krause, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
The trail stretches from the city of Pewaukee at Watertown Road near Interstate 94 northward into the city of Brookfield at River and Brookfield roads.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2023
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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