the northeast
noun
variants
or the Northeast
: the northeastern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northeast of the country.
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He was then seen climbing down, dropping the weapon briefly before picking it up and running toward the northeast end of campus, charging documents state.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
There are clusters of circles in the northeast, in Tennessee and the Carolinas, in the plains and Texas and along the west coast.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The Times Square location, on the northeast corner of 7th Avenue and 47th Street, marks the second permanent outpost for Central Perk, which opened in Boston in 2023.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
The popular race in Ontario switches from Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto to the northeast suburb of Markham, Ontario on August 16.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2025
There are clusters of circles in the northeast, in Tennessee and the Carolinas, in the plains and Texas and along the west coast.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
The Times Square location, on the northeast corner of 7th Avenue and 47th Street, marks the second permanent outpost for Central Perk, which opened in Boston in 2023.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
The popular race in Ontario switches from Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto to the northeast suburb of Markham, Ontario on August 16.
—Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the northeast
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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