southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
sau̇(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Southwest
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The heat dome, which could produce life-threatening conditions in some regions, is also expected to reach the Pacific Northwest and southwestern Canada.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Along Florida’s southwestern coast, a boom region hard hit by soaring home insurance rates, the number of active single-family home listings in the Punta Gorda area has doubled to 2,143 over the past year.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 June 2024
Suldal region in Rogaland County is along the southwestern coast of Norway and a roughly 250-mile drive southwest from Oslo.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
After a flight and an hour’s drive to the island’s southwestern coast, my husband and I arrived at the resort just in time for sunset.
—Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
Along Florida’s southwestern coast, a boom region hard hit by soaring home insurance rates, the number of active single-family home listings in the Punta Gorda area has doubled to 2,143 over the past year.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 June 2024
Suldal region in Rogaland County is along the southwestern coast of Norway and a roughly 250-mile drive southwest from Oslo.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
After a flight and an hour’s drive to the island’s southwestern coast, my husband and I arrived at the resort just in time for sunset.
—Julia Eskins, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2024
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southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
sau̇(th)-ˈwes-tərn
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Southwest
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