the Deep South
noun
: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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Much of the Deep South, including parts of far northern Florida, is forecast to dip below the freezing mark.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The Appalachians, the Deep South, the Upper Midwest (except for the northern tips), the Lower Lakes across Michigan and Great Lakes cities, including Chicago, northern Iowa, parts of Ohio, and West Virginia, are all expected to have near-normal frost dates.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
Panicle hydrangeas are robust plants that thrive in the hot and humid summers of the Deep South.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
The systematic process of forcing Indigenous peoples from their homes, spearheaded by the War Department’s troubled Office of Indian Affairs, was now in full swing, and Florida, with citizenry from the Deep South, was eager to join the Union as a slave state.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
The Appalachians, the Deep South, the Upper Midwest (except for the northern tips), the Lower Lakes across Michigan and Great Lakes cities, including Chicago, northern Iowa, parts of Ohio, and West Virginia, are all expected to have near-normal frost dates.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
Panicle hydrangeas are robust plants that thrive in the hot and humid summers of the Deep South.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
The systematic process of forcing Indigenous peoples from their homes, spearheaded by the War Department’s troubled Office of Indian Affairs, was now in full swing, and Florida, with citizenry from the Deep South, was eager to join the Union as a slave state.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
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