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.

Examples of the northeast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Reed was a young boy in the northeast part of the state, his family would gather to watch IU games together. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026

The hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, is moving to the northeast at 14 mph. — Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Despite the crisp autumn season, especially in the northeast United States, slipdresses and showgirl flare touched down this week along with Stone and Rosalía. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

The storm is expected to drift to the northeast over the next day and a half, eventually making landfall somewhere on the Alabama coast. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the northeast

• predeceased
• unreleased
• beast
• ceased
• creased
• east
• feast
• fleeced
• geest
• greased
• leased
• least