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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On Sunday morning, contingents of Rwandan soldiers infiltrated the border and overran Congolese positions several miles north of Goma, before pushing toward the city center. Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025 Parking is available at the Park & Ride lot north of Highway 9, public lots or street parking outside the course. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025 The six-bedroom, five-bath residence in the suburban hamlet of New City, about 30 miles north of Midtown Manhattan in Rockland County, has ties to a number of filmmakers, musicians, playwrights, and other creative types. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2025 The median home price in the Palisades is north of $4 million, and the median income is a little less than $200,000. Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for north of

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First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of north of was in 1978

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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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