south of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: less than
Other than crafty Chicago White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel, no other starter with a strikeout percentage as low as Wheeler had an ERA south of 4.00 in 2020.—
Joe Giglio
Joe Giglio… the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60.—Scott Mowbray
Scott MowbrayThe North Carolina Tar Heels' star quarterback, who averaged more than 300 yards per game and completed nearly 70 percent of his passes in the regular season, went into the fourth quarter of the 2021 Orange Bowl with only 128 passing yards and a completion percentage south of 60.—David Wilson
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The jet crashed about 5 miles south of Granite Falls near the Granite Falls Airport.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
There are three wineries close together in or around in the Vallée-du-Richelieu, 30 minutes south of Montreal.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
During the closure, crews will work to replace expansion joints in both directions of Interstate 65, about a mile south of the Kennedy Bridge.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 July 2025
The three-car crash happened near mile marker 249, about one mile south of C-470, state officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
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Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 23 July 2025
There are three wineries close together in or around in the Vallée-du-Richelieu, 30 minutes south of Montreal.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
During the closure, crews will work to replace expansion joints in both directions of Interstate 65, about a mile south of the Kennedy Bridge.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 July 2025
The three-car crash happened near mile marker 249, about one mile south of C-470, state officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
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“South of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south%20of. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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