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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Wardens searched the northeast portion of Benbrook Lake near Longhorn Park Drive all afternoon and into the evening on Saturday, officials said.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
Crews searched the northeast portion of Benbrook Lake near Longhorn Park Drive throughout the afternoon and evening but did not locate the man, according to Berger.
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Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
In the 1960s, the late Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV famously developed an exclusive enclave on the northeast coast, naming and trademarking it Costa Smeralda, which translates as the Emerald Coast.
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Helen Iatrou,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
The temperature will drop to near 80F (27C) by the end of the match, with winds out of the northeast at about five miles per hour.
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Aaron Mentkowski,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 June 2026
Crews searched the northeast portion of Benbrook Lake near Longhorn Park Drive throughout the afternoon and evening but did not locate the man, according to Berger.
—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 June 2026
In the 1960s, the late Prince Karim Al-Hussaini Aga Khan IV famously developed an exclusive enclave on the northeast coast, naming and trademarking it Costa Smeralda, which translates as the Emerald Coast.
—
Helen Iatrou,
Travel + Leisure,
24 June 2026
The temperature will drop to near 80F (27C) by the end of the match, with winds out of the northeast at about five miles per hour.
—
Aaron Mentkowski,
New York Times,
24 June 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 1 Jul. 2026.
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