Adverb They drove west after they got off the highway. They live just west of here. Adjective cities on the west coast Noun There's a beautiful pond to the west of the trail. We will be traveling into the city from the west. If that way is east, then this way is west. Floods have caused extensive damage in the West. Come explore the natural wonders of the American West. policies foreign to the West

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

Heading west to Arizona, the vast majority of voters there already cast their ballots by mail, thanks to the use of the state's Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL). Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News, "Democrats take massive early lead in absentee ballot requests in key battleground states," 4 Sep. 2020

According to the police report, the officers were headed west on Oakman at Dexter. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit police officers, three others seriously injured in 'nasty' crash," 27 Aug. 2020

The other fire season lasts from October through April and is driven by the famed Santa Ana winds, which blow west from the Great Basin and Mojave desert, sweeping over the Transverse Mountain Range and down into the valley. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, "Why Are There So Many Fires in California?," 19 Aug. 2020

Forecasters noted shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a tropical wave about 500 miles east of the Windward Islands is increasing as the wave moves west at about 20 mph. Kyle Whitfield, NOLA.com, "Hurricane Center: Depression could possibly develop in Caribbean, move toward Gulf this week," 16 Aug. 2020

Whites were forbidden to settle west of this boundary, and any who had already crossed were commanded to return; likewise Native Americans were forbidden to go east of it. Longreads, "In Pocahontas County, Deep Divisions and a Gruesome Discovery," 10 Aug. 2020

However, if the track shifts west of Washington (unlikely, but not impossible), minor to moderate coastal flooding could be possible. Jason Samenow, Washington Post, "Isaias may dump heavy rain on D.C. region Monday and Tuesday," 1 Aug. 2020

The prehistoric croc may have also bobbed along on one of the ocean’s surface currents that travel west from Africa to the Americas. Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine, "New Evidence Suggests Ancient Crocodiles Swam From Africa to America," 27 July 2020

The new song variant had clearly spread west to east, but how? Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, "The Birdsong That Took Over North America," 2 July 2020

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Prosecutors say Dibiah, 37, used a plastic bag to suffocate his son at a west-side apartment on July 18. Vic Ryckaert, The Indianapolis Star, "Trial is set for father accused of killing 10-year-old Nakota Kelly," 10 Sep. 2020

Prior to the pandemic, Hudson Yards had reshaped Manhattan’s far west side, drawing high-profile financial and technology companies to massive new office towers. Natalie Wong, Bloomberg.com, "Barclays Explores Moving U.S. Headquarters to Hudson Yards," 9 Sep. 2020

Doutly is from Detroit's west side and worked at Briggs Manufacturing Company on the east side of the city. Nisa Khan, Detroit Free Press, "Rosie the Riveters gather on Labor Day to honor the working women of WWII," 7 Sep. 2020

Video shows conditions overnight from west side of fire. Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, "At Least 224 Rescued After Being Trapped by California Wildfire Near Mammoth Pool Reservoir," 6 Sep. 2020

San Francisco and other coastal areas will catch something of a break because of the marine layer, and the west side of San Francisco will be 10 degrees cooler than the east side, Diaz said. Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Labor Day weekend weather in Bay Area: hot, very hot or miserably hot," 5 Sep. 2020

Further inspection also revealed that the falling tree had damaged a section of guardrail along the west side of River Road. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, "Watch out for falling trees: Hunting Valley Police Blotter," 5 Sep. 2020

The High Line attracts millions of visitors a year as an above-ground park stretching 1.45 miles along the west side of Manhattan. Sophie Vershbow, Vogue, "In a Pandemic, Rediscovering What Home Means," 5 Sep. 2020

Millsap continued walking south on the west side of Third Avenue. oregonlive, "Man sought in the fatal downtown Portland shooting reported to have been killed by officers in WA," 4 Sep. 2020

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

This past weekend California experienced an even more intense heat wave, with the southern part of the state hitting 121 degrees west of the mountains for the first time in record-keeping history. Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, "Wildfires and weather extremes: It's not coincidence, it's climate change," 10 Sep. 2020

Barclays Plc is interested in taking office space at Hudson Yards, looking west to replace their U.S. headquarters in Times Square, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Natalie Wong, Bloomberg.com, "Barclays Explores Moving U.S. Headquarters to Hudson Yards," 9 Sep. 2020

Lowndes County, just west of Montgomery, had a July unemployment rate of 18.7 percent. Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, "Black Belt 2020: To improve unemployment, Black Belt must ‘accept our own responsibilities’," 9 Sep. 2020

More than 19,000 customers in Clackamas County alone areaffected by 128 outages stretching from the northern corner of the county near Mt. Hood as far west as Oregon City, according to Portland General Electric. oregonlive, "Power outages continue to affect tens of thousands across Oregon Wednesday as wildfires, evacuations grow," 9 Sep. 2020

Anderson, who turns 88 on Sept. 12, has shipped more than 1,000 pairs of Busters to women as far west as Hawaii and as far east as Georgia. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Escondido cancer survivor, 87, passes 1,000 mark in breast-knitting campaign," 9 Sep. 2020

Much of the criticism focused on Chief Hall’s response to a night of demonstrations on Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge just west of downtown Dallas. David Montgomery, New York Times, "Dallas Police Chief Resigns in Wake of Policing Protests," 8 Sep. 2020

Both are moving west through the Atlantic while the National Hurricane Center keeps its eyes on two other developing systems . Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Two tropical storms moving west through Atlantic, 2 more systems could develop," 8 Sep. 2020

The genesis of this circulation, in fact, could be traced further west, to near Potomac, Md., where a tornado warning was issued, but no twister confirmed. Washington Post, "The evolution of a damaging tornado that struck Edgewater, Md., near Annapolis, Thursday evening," 4 Sep. 2020

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