: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 June 2024
The intense heat will spread eastward into the Northeast and New England on Thursday, and southward into the Mid-Atlantic by the weekend.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Its range expansion southward was driven by shifting wind patterns and ocean currents that send massive amounts of sargassum into the western Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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Adverb or adjective
The heat will move southward Sunday, bringing respite to the Midwest and Ohio Valley, but not the mid-Atlantic region.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 June 2024
The intense heat will spread eastward into the Northeast and New England on Thursday, and southward into the Mid-Atlantic by the weekend.
—Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Noun
Winds of 35 to 45 mph will buffet the coastline, mainly from Galveston southward.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
Its range expansion southward was driven by shifting wind patterns and ocean currents that send massive amounts of sargassum into the western Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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