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.
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The state occupies a central location in the northeast and is close to cities like Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and New York City.
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Image About 15 miles to the northeast, near Schwäbisch Gmünd, a sudden mudslide pushed a high-speed train off the rails and buried a car on Saturday night, according to the national rail service.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 3 June 2024
By Thursday, gas pollution is expected to be carried to the northeast and could be felt in the capital area of Reykjavik.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 May 2024
Deadly storms over the long weekend also knocked out power to hundreds of thousands across the South and disrupted holiday travel at busy airports in the northeast.
—Dave Mistich, NPR, 27 May 2024
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Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Image About 15 miles to the northeast, near Schwäbisch Gmünd, a sudden mudslide pushed a high-speed train off the rails and buried a car on Saturday night, according to the national rail service.
—Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 3 June 2024
By Thursday, gas pollution is expected to be carried to the northeast and could be felt in the capital area of Reykjavik.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 29 May 2024
Deadly storms over the long weekend also knocked out power to hundreds of thousands across the South and disrupted holiday travel at busy airports in the northeast.
—Dave Mistich, NPR, 27 May 2024
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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