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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Rivalries that are long in tenure and thick with hatred define college sports in the Deep South, where football is second only to faith in some places.
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia.
—Vanessa Countryman, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil rights movement is now on display at a museum in the Deep South.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The record which was produced by Thomas Brenneck and Homer Steinweiss is also a love letter to the Deep South.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the the Deep South Connect Team Georgia.
—Vanessa Countryman, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil rights movement is now on display at a museum in the Deep South.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
The record which was produced by Thomas Brenneck and Homer Steinweiss is also a love letter to the Deep South.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Deep South
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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