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

Fighting 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

Cognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.—

Jack Bettridge

compare south of

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The greatest snow accumulations are expected north of Houghton with an advisory in place until 1 p.m. EST Saturday afternoon. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024 Arizona Snowbowl, the ski resort in the San Francisco Peaks north of Flagstaff, opened for the 2024-25 ski season on Nov. 8, two weeks earlier than planned. —

The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024 Snow accumulations of 10 to 18 inches are expected north of Interstate 90 (I-90) and 12 to 20 inches south of I-90. —

Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024 Key Facts The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon at Feather River School of Seventh-Day Adventists in Oroville, California, located around 65 miles north of Sacramento. —

Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for north of