the north
noun
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or the North
: regions or countries north of a certain point
The birds migrate from the North.
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High pressure and cold air from the north may hold most of the snow south of the state line, but nearly everyone has a chance to see anything from a trace of snow to an inch by Sunday afternoon.
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Stacey Duford, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The crater is surrounded by twin lobes of material that fan out to the north and south, evoking the delicate symmetry of a butterfly's wings.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Prior to that, he was assigned to District 7 on the north side.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Arctic air and low temperatures are hitting parts of the United States this week, bringing freezing cold conditions to the north central, northern and eastern regions of the country.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
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Stacey Duford, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
The crater is surrounded by twin lobes of material that fan out to the north and south, evoking the delicate symmetry of a butterfly's wings.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Prior to that, he was assigned to District 7 on the north side.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Arctic air and low temperatures are hitting parts of the United States this week, bringing freezing cold conditions to the north central, northern and eastern regions of the country.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the north
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“The north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20north. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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