southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
sau̇(th)-ˈwe-stərn 
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated Southwest
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The chances of would-be Storm Patty turning into a tropical event have increased in the last 24 hours.
Since October 26, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has been monitoring an area in the southwestern Caribbean Sea for potential tropical development.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Knee-deep floodwaters hit the city of Cádiz, which lies close to Gibraltar in southwestern Spain.
—Max Butterworth, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Block 14 Nearly 200 patients from the Oregon Hospital for the Insane and 2,800 Chinese immigrants were buried between mid-1800 and 1920 in unmarked graves at the southwestern corner of the cemetery, which has since been designated as a historical site by the state.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Farther west, red flag warnings are active in the Texas panhandle as well as a swath covering eastern Colorado, northwestern Kansas, southern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Knee-deep floodwaters hit the city of Cádiz, which lies close to Gibraltar in southwestern Spain.
—Max Butterworth, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Block 14 Nearly 200 patients from the Oregon Hospital for the Insane and 2,800 Chinese immigrants were buried between mid-1800 and 1920 in unmarked graves at the southwestern corner of the cemetery, which has since been designated as a historical site by the state.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Farther west, red flag warnings are active in the Texas panhandle as well as a swath covering eastern Colorado, northwestern Kansas, southern Nebraska and southwestern Iowa.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Southwestern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southwestern. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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southwestern
adjective
south·west·ern
sau̇(th)-ˈwes-tərn
1
: lying toward or coming from the southwest
2
often capitalized
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Southwest
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