the northeast

noun

variants or the Northeast
: the northeastern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.

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The last few winters have featured several snow outliers across the country, including record-breaking snow in the south in late January 2025 that turned deadly and a snow drought in the northeast that lasted more than 700 days and ended for some in 2024. ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025 New homes in the northeast Sutton, and developers like her, are taking the local government up on these offers. Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025 The South Platte River originates in the Front Range mountains before flowing through Denver and cutting across the northeast portion of the state and into Nebraska. Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 Nor’easters form along the East Coast of North America, usually between Georgia and New Jersey, with powerful winds that typically come from the northeast, according to the National Weather Service. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the northeast

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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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