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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The heart of the place is about 100 miles of Mediterranean coastline—a temperate zone south of the Galilee hills and north of the Negev desert with an average width until the Jordan River of about 50 miles.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Bird Rock shoots for 2025 completion of sign project
For months, the Bird Rock Community Council has discussed a project that would place a monument sign at each end of the neighborhood’s commercial district, south of the Colima Street roundabout and north of the Camino de la Costa roundabout.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, areas north of New York were expected to see only a dusting of snow.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Between 5 to 10 inches of snow is expected north of Interstate 70 and 5 to 8 inches south of I-70 in the metro, Hayes said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Bird Rock shoots for 2025 completion of sign project
For months, the Bird Rock Community Council has discussed a project that would place a monument sign at each end of the neighborhood’s commercial district, south of the Colima Street roundabout and north of the Camino de la Costa roundabout.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, areas north of New York were expected to see only a dusting of snow.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
Between 5 to 10 inches of snow is expected north of Interstate 70 and 5 to 8 inches south of I-70 in the metro, Hayes said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2025
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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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