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
… the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60.Scott Mowbray
The 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
compare north of

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In January 2024, Fannie Mae blacklisted the majority of units in Rossmoor, an upscale retirement community of 6,700 homes south of downtown Walnut Creek in Contra Costa County, leaving real estate agents in a panic. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 Jan was born born in Bluffton, Ind. — located approximately 25 miles south of Fort Wayne, Ind. — on Sept. 30, 1972. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025 Mount Yoshino is located within Yoshino-Kumano National Park, about 55 miles southeast of Osaka, 70 miles south of Kyoto, and 300 miles southwest of Tokyo. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025 Besides being known for the Rolando Street Fair, this neighborhood south of El Cajon Boulevard is famous among locals for its paved, picturesque catwalks that connect streets. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for south of

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First Known Use

1986, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of south of was in 1986

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“South of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south%20of. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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