the Pacific Northwest

noun

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

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Winter weather advisories are in place for thousands across the Pacific Northwest on Monday, with the National Weather Service warning of hazardous travel amid snowy conditions. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025 The rain was brought to the Bay Area by an upper-level low system coming from the Pacific Northwest coast that passed first through the Bay Area then headed down to the Central Coast, Gass added. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025 The Blue Jays retaliated in the Pacific Northwest with 21 runs during an impressive three-game sweep in May. Scott Phillips, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025 An initial quake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone would draw recovery resources up to the Pacific Northwest, which would make responding to a subsequent San Andreas earthquake difficult. Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 10 Oct. 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 22 Oct. 2025.

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