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Recent Examples of northerly
Only the strongest swimmers should consider cliff diving into the sea, which can become rough when northerlies blow through.
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Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
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Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for northerly
Noun
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First, through a combination of weaker trade winds and westerlies over the tropical Atlantic, La Niña tends to create a more placid atmosphere.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
20 May 2024
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Their modest city saw an influx of evacuees from nearby rural and coastal regions soon after hot westerlies sent walls of flame into a string of towns and villages around New Year's Eve.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
11 Jan. 2020
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National speculation is this cycle suggests there might be more than 40 head coach vacancies when the dust settles, meaning the breeze coming off the carousel now could rise to gale-force winds come December.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
6 Nov. 2025
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Donald Erickson and his crew to brave a gale-force storm to search for survivors of the doomed SS Edmund Fitzgerald.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Northerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/northerly. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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