the Pacific Northwest

noun

: the northwestern part of the U.S. near the Pacific coast

Examples of the Pacific Northwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Technical analysis in two parts To review the proposal, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission brought in researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

And in the Pacific Northwest, snowfall similarly tends to be affected by warm temperatures associated with the phenomenon. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

Rathod said BlackSun’s goal is to bring the team back to the Pacific Northwest permanently. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Forecast models suggest the ridge could eventually be suppressed farther south and east as a trough moves out of the Pacific Northwest toward the northern Plains and south-central Canada in the middle of next week. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the Pacific Northwest

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed