the Deep South
noun
: the states in the most southern and eastern part of the U.S. and especially Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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But Compulsion Games couldn’t be farther from the Deep South — Montreal is more European chic than Bible Belt — and the team was incredibly anxious about getting the setting just right.
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Cold snap not over yet: The biting cold that has gripped much of the Midwest and Northeast was being fueled by a new surge of arctic air that will slide east and south, with snow likely in some places and temperatures dropping into the 20s as far as Georgia and the Deep South.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Most agreed that Virginia isn't the Deep South, but its culinary staples (like sweet tea and pimento cheese), traditions, history and geography make it undeniably Southern.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
At a time of racial tensions when the country was captivated by the O.J. Simpson murder case, and in a highly conservative part of the Deep South, Smith initially said an armed Black man carjacked her and kidnapped her sons Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
Cold snap not over yet: The biting cold that has gripped much of the Midwest and Northeast was being fueled by a new surge of arctic air that will slide east and south, with snow likely in some places and temperatures dropping into the 20s as far as Georgia and the Deep South.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Most agreed that Virginia isn't the Deep South, but its culinary staples (like sweet tea and pimento cheese), traditions, history and geography make it undeniably Southern.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
At a time of racial tensions when the country was captivated by the O.J. Simpson murder case, and in a highly conservative part of the Deep South, Smith initially said an armed Black man carjacked her and kidnapped her sons Michael, 3, and Alex, 14 months.
—Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
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“The Deep South.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Deep%20South. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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