north of

phrase

of a number or value
: greater than
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl earned north of $3.9 million this season …—Tom Green
Fighting as he is now to keep his approval rating north of 40%, November 2009 probably looks to Obama like the good old days.—Elias Isquith
Cognacs of similar quality typically go north of $100.—Jack Bettridge
compare south of

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Travelers headed to the Napa Valley or Sonoma County coast can make a fairly easy diversion by exiting Interstate 80 about 6 miles north of Highway 37. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Just a half-hour north of San Diego, the property is comprised of over 600 acres of hills, meadows, Japanese gardens, and citrus groves, including 30 miles of private hiking trails and five acres of bio-intensive gardens. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 Nagqu is more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Tibet’s capital, Lhasa. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Egypt's top-ranking monument, the Pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, lies north of the path of totality and will get a 95% partial solar eclipse. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for north of

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of north of was in 1978

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“North of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20of. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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