Sunbelt
or Sun Belt
the southern and southwestern region of the U.S.
Origin of Sunbelt
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How to use Sunbelt in a sentence
Commercial airlines might be struggling, but small private jets are busier than ever, especially in Florida and other Sunbelt destinations.
Private jets surge in popularity while commercial airlines struggle | Joann Muller | March 12, 2021 | AxiosThe 2020 elections showed Democrats are making gains in most Sunbelt states and could build on their success in states with growing suburbs and diverse voting populations.
The final demographic coup for the Sunbelt lies in its attraction for families.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming | Joel Kotkin | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSince 2007 five of the seven fastest growing jobs markets among the twenty largest cities were in Sunbelt states.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming | Joel Kotkin | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAny draconian shift on climate change policies would be most detrimental to the energy sector Sunbelt states.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming | Joel Kotkin | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
It may come as a surprise to some, but the Sunbelt is also pulling ahead in high tech jobs.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming | Joel Kotkin | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf trends continue, the Sunbelt will keep growing as the coasts decline.
Forget What the Pundits Tell You, Coastal Cities are Old News - it’s the Sunbelt that’s Booming | Joel Kotkin | March 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was old and leathery, the way that natives to the Sunbelt could be.
Makers | Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for Sunbelt
/ (ˈsʌnˌbɛlt) /
the southern states of the USA
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Sunbelt
States in the South and Southwest marked by warm climate, rapid economic and population growth in the last two decades, and (often) political conservatism.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Other Idioms and Phrases with Sunbelt
The southern and southwestern United States, as in Retirees have been moving to the sun belt for years. It is so called for its warm climate. [Mid-1900s]
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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