: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Two more are expected in the coming weeks as the polar vortex—a wide expanse of cold, swirling air located over the poles—forces frigid air southward.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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Adverb or adjective
But many times during winter in the northern hemisphere, the polar vortex will expand and send blasts of frigid air southward along the jet stream, the National Weather Service said.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Two more are expected in the coming weeks as the polar vortex—a wide expanse of cold, swirling air located over the poles—forces frigid air southward.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
Noun
Arizona Republic reporter Daniel Gonzalez and El Paso Times photographer Omar Ornelas talk about traveling to Mexico and Panama to document the grueling southward journeys of migrants.
—Amanda Luberto, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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