: northward direction or part
sail to the northward
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Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The first blooms happen in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa and move northward, where the last of the blooms can be seen in Hokkaido around the end of April.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Cloud cover looks concentrated from Orlando/Titusville northward.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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Adverb or adjective
Canada is particularly vulnerable in this case since a large wave of undocumented immigrants headed northward could destabilize the country and present unmanageable demands on the country’s infrastructure and social welfare systems.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
The first blooms happen in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa and move northward, where the last of the blooms can be seen in Hokkaido around the end of April.
—Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
From Kansas northward, temperatures will be below zero at points, Orrison said.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Cloud cover looks concentrated from Orlando/Titusville northward.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Northward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northward. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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