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
Joe Giglio… the wine list could use a few more bargains; I counted only a handful of bottles costing south of $60.—Scott Mowbray
Scott MowbrayThe 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
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During the killings in early March, about 8,000 people — most of them Alawite families — sought shelter in Russia’s Khmeimim Airbase, six miles south of Al-Sanobar, according to Russian authorities.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
See treasures Archaeologists plan to continue excavations at the Ramesseum Temple, located in Luxor and a roughly 400-mile drive south of Cairo.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has is advised the public to avoid contact with the Connecticut River in the area south of 249 South Water St., East Windsor, following the a major sewer line break.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
The tornado was on the ground for about seven minutes and traveled about five miles before lifting about four miles south of Ballard, Missouri.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
See treasures Archaeologists plan to continue excavations at the Ramesseum Temple, located in Luxor and a roughly 400-mile drive south of Cairo.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has is advised the public to avoid contact with the Connecticut River in the area south of 249 South Water St., East Windsor, following the a major sewer line break.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2025
The tornado was on the ground for about seven minutes and traveled about five miles before lifting about four miles south of Ballard, Missouri.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
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“South of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/south%20of. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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