the northwest
noun
variants
or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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Springfield Local School District in the northwest part of the state has been on fiscal watch since 2021.
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
The timeline on plans to build and open a new restaurant at the northwest corner of Hartmann Drive and Barton Village Boulevard has been pushed back some.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Greenpeace’s final stop on its island tour this year was Rongelap Atoll, which was blanketed by ash from the Castle Bravo test on Bikini, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) to the northwest.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
It's expected to pass to the northwest of Bermuda later Thursday, but hurricane- and tropical storm-force winds extend far out from its center and will still reach Bermuda, the hurricane center said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
The timeline on plans to build and open a new restaurant at the northwest corner of Hartmann Drive and Barton Village Boulevard has been pushed back some.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Greenpeace’s final stop on its island tour this year was Rongelap Atoll, which was blanketed by ash from the Castle Bravo test on Bikini, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) to the northwest.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
It's expected to pass to the northwest of Bermuda later Thursday, but hurricane- and tropical storm-force winds extend far out from its center and will still reach Bermuda, the hurricane center said.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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