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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Their presence has been felt most keenly on the East Coast Main Line, which connects Edinburgh with London and serves Yorkshire, the east Midlands and the northeast of England.
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Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Construction of the new 120-acre Providence at Farmington subdivision at the northeast corner of Airport Road and County Road 700 N is set to begin within a month, Providence representative John Carroll told the Plan Commission Monday night.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Dylan Scott grew up in Bastrop, Louisiana, a small town in the northeast corner of the state, not far from the home of another Louisiana sensation - Lainey Wilson.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Parts of the northeast are also seeing more ticks than usual.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
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Ian King, CNBC, 9 July 2025
Construction of the new 120-acre Providence at Farmington subdivision at the northeast corner of Airport Road and County Road 700 N is set to begin within a month, Providence representative John Carroll told the Plan Commission Monday night.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
Dylan Scott grew up in Bastrop, Louisiana, a small town in the northeast corner of the state, not far from the home of another Louisiana sensation - Lainey Wilson.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 8 July 2025
Parts of the northeast are also seeing more ticks than usual.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for the northeast
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“The northeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northeast. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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