north of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: greater than
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl earned north of $3.9 million this season …—
Tom Green
Tom GreenFighting as he is now to keep his approval rating north of 40%, November 2009 probably looks to Obama like the good old days.—Elias Isquith
Elias IsquithCognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.—Jack Bettridge
compare south of
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The two-engine plane was traveling from Turks and Caicos on a three-hour flight to the North Perry Airport in Broward County about 30 minutes north of Miami, NBC News reported.
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The summit comes two days after the first anniversary of the assassination attempt against Trump on July 13, 2024, just 30 miles north of Pittsburgh in Butler, Pennsylvania, and as Trump nears the six-month mark of his second term.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
The daughter of a homemaker and an accountant, Kuck grew up in Wapakoneta, Ohio, a small town of less than 10,000 people 87 miles north of Columbus.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
The two-engine plane was traveling from Turks and Caicos on a three-hour flight to the North Perry Airport in Broward County about 30 minutes north of Miami, NBC News reported.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 15 July 2025
The summit comes two days after the first anniversary of the assassination attempt against Trump on July 13, 2024, just 30 miles north of Pittsburgh in Butler, Pennsylvania, and as Trump nears the six-month mark of his second term.
—Haisten Willis, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
The daughter of a homemaker and an accountant, Kuck grew up in Wapakoneta, Ohio, a small town of less than 10,000 people 87 miles north of Columbus.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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