south of
idiomatic phrase
of a number or value
: less than
Other than crafty Chicago White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel, no other starter with a strikeout percentage as low as Wheeler had an ERA south of 4.00 in 2020.—
Joe Giglio
Joe Giglio… the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60.—Scott Mowbray
Scott MowbrayThe North Carolina Tar Heels' star quarterback, who averaged more than 300 yards per game and completed nearly 70 percent of his passes in the regular season, went into the fourth quarter of the 2021 Orange Bowl with only 128 passing yards and a completion percentage south of 60.—David Wilson
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The new multimillionaire claimed his winnings as a one-time payout of $16 million at a Florida Lottery office about 60 miles south of Venice in Fort Myers.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Rescuers responded to a 911 text message at 10:11 a.m. from the Whitewater Preserve area just south of San Bernardino County.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The property is about two miles south of the exit for the Boise Stage Stop on Orchard Access Road.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
The incident took place in Warwick, approximately 12 miles south of downtown Providence, according to local NBC affiliate WJAR.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
Rescuers responded to a 911 text message at 10:11 a.m. from the Whitewater Preserve area just south of San Bernardino County.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
The property is about two miles south of the exit for the Boise Stage Stop on Orchard Access Road.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
The incident took place in Warwick, approximately 12 miles south of downtown Providence, according to local NBC affiliate WJAR.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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“South of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south%20of. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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