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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Some wintry weather, wet and slushy snow, cannot be ruled out across parts of the northeast corridor including Maryland. — CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026 Police in the northeast city of Strasbourg warned people to be extremely cautious around certain schools. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 Clouds will stick around most of the day but will gradually clear from the southwest to the northeast Wednesday night. — Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026 The district covers the northeast part of Fort Worth, Haslet, Blue Mound and northeast Saginaw. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 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 12 Nov. 2026.

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