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
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His field goal percentage has plummeted to 43 percent compared to slightly north of 47 percent a season ago.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Kim Schmale, the owner of Deep Woods Ranch in Paisley, has applied to the county to rezone 119 acres north of County Road 42 to allow the development.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Instead, the infamous murderer died in a Kern County hospital north of L.A., per the California Department of Corrections.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Visit Sacramento has pegged the economic impact of the West Coast’s largest hard rock and metal festival at north of $27 million, with tens of thousands of festival-goers staying in area hotels, dining in local restaurants and frequenting bars, brewpubs and nightspots during the four-day event.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Kim Schmale, the owner of Deep Woods Ranch in Paisley, has applied to the county to rezone 119 acres north of County Road 42 to allow the development.
—Laura Kinsler, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Instead, the infamous murderer died in a Kern County hospital north of L.A., per the California Department of Corrections.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Visit Sacramento has pegged the economic impact of the West Coast’s largest hard rock and metal festival at north of $27 million, with tens of thousands of festival-goers staying in area hotels, dining in local restaurants and frequenting bars, brewpubs and nightspots during the four-day event.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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