up north
idiom
informal
: in or to the northern part of a country or region
She spent a few years up north.
We'll be heading up north for the summer.
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In long-winter states up north, many parks light cross-country and snowshoe trails with torches or electric lights to keep people active outdoors even when workdays begin and end in the dark.
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Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Peak produce When everybody up north is making soup out of winter veggies, things flip here.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the ruling barbecue king of Arlington is opening a location up north.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
Arizona traded in a white Christmas for a wet Christmas this year, as rainfall swept across the Valley and reached up north to Flagstaff.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Peak produce When everybody up north is making soup out of winter veggies, things flip here.
—Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, the ruling barbecue king of Arlington is opening a location up north.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Dec. 2025
Arizona traded in a white Christmas for a wet Christmas this year, as rainfall swept across the Valley and reached up north to Flagstaff.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Up north.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up%20north. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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