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the Pacific Northwest

noun

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

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Best Time To Visit The best time to visit Mount Rainier National Park is from July to August at the height of the Pacific Northwest summer. Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2025 Robert supports his new family, which soon includes a little girl, by working away from their home in the Pacific Northwest during logging season, a situation that becomes harder on the Grainiers as the years pass. Mark Meszoros, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025 Periods of rain and mountain snow are likely for the Pacific Northwest region as well, the weather service said. Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025 La Niña tends to bring wetter weather to the Pacific Northwest and Ohio Valley. Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Pacific Northwest

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“The Pacific Northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Pacific%20Northwest. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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