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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Fannie Lou Hamer Field: Voting Rights Fannie Lou Hamer knew the price of speaking truth in the Deep South.
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Fall is the best time in the Deep South when temperatures are lower to help prevent plants from bolting.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
On Saturday afternoon and evening, the highest threat for tornadoes moves to the Deep South, focusing on Mississippi and Alabama.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Coogler doesn’t have the lightest of touches getting his message across about the violation of a community by supernatural forces echoed in the real-world history of the Deep South.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Fall is the best time in the Deep South when temperatures are lower to help prevent plants from bolting.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
On Saturday afternoon and evening, the highest threat for tornadoes moves to the Deep South, focusing on Mississippi and Alabama.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Coogler doesn’t have the lightest of touches getting his message across about the violation of a community by supernatural forces echoed in the real-world history of the Deep South.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Deep South
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