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 radiant point of the Perseids is the constellation Perseus, which, from the Northern Hemisphere, rises in the northeast as the sky darkens during August.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The point in the sky where meteors appear to originate, known as the radiant, is in the constellation Perseus, which rises in the northeast.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Contingency line is being built on the northeast fire boundary on the Marble Canyon side.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025
And the Google search led him to Huron Substation, a historical building in the Cypress Park neighborhood in the northeast of the city.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The point in the sky where meteors appear to originate, known as the radiant, is in the constellation Perseus, which rises in the northeast.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Contingency line is being built on the northeast fire boundary on the Marble Canyon side.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025
And the Google search led him to Huron Substation, a historical building in the Cypress Park neighborhood in the northeast of the city.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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