the northwest
noun
variants
or the Northwest
: the northwestern part of a country or region
A mountain range is in the northwest of the country.
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Washington’s distinctive vineyard terroir was created at the end of the last ice age—between 18,000 and 15,000 years ago—when an ice dam burst and sent flood waters surging down the northwest in an event known as the Missoula Floods.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
The General Assembly adjourned its spring session without passing legislation to address the $771 million fiscal shortfall faced by Chicago-area mass transit, and also took no action on proposals to help the Chicago Bears relocate to a new stadium in the northwest suburbs.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
The town of Gateway lies on US Highway 62, a two-lane highway in the northwest corner of Arkansas, less than a mile from the Missouri border in the Ozarks.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
So, a bread plate, which would normally be on the side aligned to the edge of the table, will be in the northwest corner of the setting in an American table, because the table curves.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 3 June 2025
The General Assembly adjourned its spring session without passing legislation to address the $771 million fiscal shortfall faced by Chicago-area mass transit, and also took no action on proposals to help the Chicago Bears relocate to a new stadium in the northwest suburbs.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
The town of Gateway lies on US Highway 62, a two-lane highway in the northwest corner of Arkansas, less than a mile from the Missouri border in the Ozarks.
—Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
So, a bread plate, which would normally be on the side aligned to the edge of the table, will be in the northwest corner of the setting in an American table, because the table curves.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the northwest
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“The northwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20northwest. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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