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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Deep South In the Deep South, the region will experience sunny and warm conditions before transitioning to cooler conditions from October 1 to 9.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
As a general rule, fall planting times tend to be earlier in the Upper South and later in the Deep South.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
The most seasonably warm temperatures this weekend will be over parts of the Mississippi Valley, where high temperatures will be in the 90s from the Deep South up to Minnesota and South Dakota.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
The renowned institution is situated in the heartland of the civil rights movement in a Black-dominant city in a conservative state in the Deep South.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
As a general rule, fall planting times tend to be earlier in the Upper South and later in the Deep South.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
The most seasonably warm temperatures this weekend will be over parts of the Mississippi Valley, where high temperatures will be in the 90s from the Deep South up to Minnesota and South Dakota.
—Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2025
The renowned institution is situated in the heartland of the civil rights movement in a Black-dominant city in a conservative state in the Deep South.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 12 Sep. 2025
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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