: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The glacial panorama directly in front of us stretched southward for kilometers, all the way to the Dents du Midi, over in the canton of Valais.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
There are two of these moments each year—in late March (the northward or vernal equinox) and late September (the southward or fall equinox).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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Adverb or adjective
As temperatures cool, the fall foliage spreads southward.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
The glacial panorama directly in front of us stretched southward for kilometers, all the way to the Dents du Midi, over in the canton of Valais.
—Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Noun
Other groups are at an earlier stage in their southward journeys.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
There are two of these moments each year—in late March (the northward or vernal equinox) and late September (the southward or fall equinox).
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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