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1 of 2adverb or adjective
south·east·ward
sau̇th-ˈēs-twərd 
sau̇-ˈēs-
: toward the southeast
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al, 21 Dec. 2019
Heavy snow was falling on the northern Rockies and was moving southeastward along with a charge of cold air, AccuWeather said.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2019
High pressure over the upper Great Lakes will ridge southeastward into Connecticut on Monday bringing a partly sunny sky and comfortable humidity as the dew point drops from near 60 degrees around sunrise to the mid-50s by the late morning.
—courant.com, 17 June 2019
Cooler air will sweep southeastward across the Midwest and Northeast during Monday night and Tuesday, AccuWeather said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 June 2018
Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2014
According to Accuweather the massive storm over the Central states will drag the coldest air of the season southeastward across the Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest late this week.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2022
Radar on Thursday morning showed the storm was moving southeastward, Hand said.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
The tornado formed within a supercell, or rotating thunderstorm, that erupted over eastern Montgomery County around 5 p.m. Tuesday before diving southeastward through Bowie and then central and southern Anne Arundel County.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
As the front pushes southeastward into Tuesday, the Northeast will finally be able to enjoy calm, seasonable weather, AccuWeather said.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
The storms will develop in northwestern Massachusetts between 2 and 4 p.m. and move southeastward through Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts before losing force and moving off shore by 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2022
The National Weather Service received nearly 600 reports of severe weather Monday as violent thunderstorms erupted in the Midwest and charged southeastward through the Ohio Valley into southwest Virginia and western North Carolina.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 14 June 2022
The National Weather Service is watching a system dropping southeastward over the Pacific and expecting the bulk of it to move into northwest Oregon and southwest Washington by the afternoon.
—oregonlive, 12 May 2022
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Adverb or adjective
That action sent a cascade of freshwater – filled with nutrient-rich agricultural runoff – flowing southeastward, eventually into the warm Mississippi Sound.
—al, 21 Dec. 2019
Heavy snow was falling on the northern Rockies and was moving southeastward along with a charge of cold air, AccuWeather said.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2019
High pressure over the upper Great Lakes will ridge southeastward into Connecticut on Monday bringing a partly sunny sky and comfortable humidity as the dew point drops from near 60 degrees around sunrise to the mid-50s by the late morning.
—courant.com, 17 June 2019
Cooler air will sweep southeastward across the Midwest and Northeast during Monday night and Tuesday, AccuWeather said.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 14 June 2018
Noun
Moving south-southeastward at about six miles per hour, the storm is expected to track right along the coast through the weekend before heading back out to sea on Monday.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2014
According to Accuweather the massive storm over the Central states will drag the coldest air of the season southeastward across the Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest late this week.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2022
Radar on Thursday morning showed the storm was moving southeastward, Hand said.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
The tornado formed within a supercell, or rotating thunderstorm, that erupted over eastern Montgomery County around 5 p.m. Tuesday before diving southeastward through Bowie and then central and southern Anne Arundel County.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 5 July 2022
As the front pushes southeastward into Tuesday, the Northeast will finally be able to enjoy calm, seasonable weather, AccuWeather said.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
The storms will develop in northwestern Massachusetts between 2 and 4 p.m. and move southeastward through Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts before losing force and moving off shore by 10 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2022
The National Weather Service received nearly 600 reports of severe weather Monday as violent thunderstorms erupted in the Midwest and charged southeastward through the Ohio Valley into southwest Virginia and western North Carolina.
—Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 14 June 2022
The National Weather Service is watching a system dropping southeastward over the Pacific and expecting the bulk of it to move into northwest Oregon and southwest Washington by the afternoon.
—oregonlive, 12 May 2022
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“Southeastward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southeastward. Accessed 29 Mar. 2023.
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southeastward
adverb or adjective
south·east·ward
sau̇-ˈthēs-twərd,
sau̇-ˈēs-
: toward the southeast
southeastwards
adverb
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