the Deep South
noun
: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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Panicle hydrangeas are robust plants that thrive in the hot and humid summers of the Deep South.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
The systematic process of forcing Indigenous peoples from their homes, spearheaded by the War Department’s troubled Office of Indian Affairs, was now in full swing, and Florida, with citizenry from the Deep South, was eager to join the Union as a slave state.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Beverly Wright, founding director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice in New Orleans, said at least four Black communities in Cancer Alley no longer exist because of the expansion of industrial facilities.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The first-ever matchup in what became known as the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry happened 134 years ago today.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
The systematic process of forcing Indigenous peoples from their homes, spearheaded by the War Department’s troubled Office of Indian Affairs, was now in full swing, and Florida, with citizenry from the Deep South, was eager to join the Union as a slave state.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
Beverly Wright, founding director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice in New Orleans, said at least four Black communities in Cancer Alley no longer exist because of the expansion of industrial facilities.
—Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
The first-ever matchup in what became known as the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry happened 134 years ago today.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the Deep South
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