: southward direction or part
sail to the southward
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
However, governments across the regions used intensive, coordinated control efforts to push the flies southward.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Saturday night into Sunday, forecasters said, a shortwave trough of low atmospheric pressure out of Colorado will help drive a cold front southward into the Texas Panhandle.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
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Adverb or adjective
The Stoner Mesa fire is burning through stands of conifer, including standing and dead trees and on Monday northern winds pushed the fire southward along the east side of Stoner Creek.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
However, governments across the regions used intensive, coordinated control efforts to push the flies southward.
—ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
Minnesota’s black bear range has been gradually expanding southward and westward, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 27 June 2025
Saturday night into Sunday, forecasters said, a shortwave trough of low atmospheric pressure out of Colorado will help drive a cold front southward into the Texas Panhandle.
—Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 11 July 2025
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“Southward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southward. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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