: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
According to the weather service, Tennessee experiences a secondary tornado season due to the main polar jet stream shifting back southward as fall transitions into winter and the polar jet stream brings stronger storm systems and more powerful warm/cold fronts to Middle Tennessee.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales continued sailing southward in the Sea of Japan, conducting a training exercise with the South Korean navy in waters south of the Korean Peninsula on Monday, strengthening their ability to carry out joint operations.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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La Niña sets the stage by keeping moisture available, while the easterly QBO can trigger a wobbling polar vortex that pushes Arctic cold southward.
—Brandi D. Addison, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
According to the weather service, Tennessee experiences a secondary tornado season due to the main polar jet stream shifting back southward as fall transitions into winter and the polar jet stream brings stronger storm systems and more powerful warm/cold fronts to Middle Tennessee.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
The cooler air will continue eastward on Sept. 24, dropping temperatures to the 70s from the Middle Mississippi Valley and southward into the southern Plains and Texas.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the Prince of Wales continued sailing southward in the Sea of Japan, conducting a training exercise with the South Korean navy in waters south of the Korean Peninsula on Monday, strengthening their ability to carry out joint operations.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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