the Midwest
noun
: the northern central part of the U.S. : the Middle West
the rich farmlands of the Midwest
—often used before another nounmy Midwest childhood
Midwest cities
Examples of the Midwest in a Sentence
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Medora Lee: So the smallest gaps tend to be in the Northeast and the Midwest where the cost of living is a little lower.
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USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
The Friday night tornadoes wreaked havoc in the Midwest, particularly in Nebraska and Iowa, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
With data center developers looking for inexpensive locations, Dunn expects the Midwest to become a hub of activity since land is cheaper than in other parts of the country.
—Natalia Kniazhevich, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
In the past decade, twisters have been inching their way into the Midwest and hitting states such as Missouri in record-breaking severity.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Many believe that's an underestimate; experts at Ohio State University have found that as much as 40% of milk samples from processing facilities in the Midwest may contain parts of the virus.
—Alice Park, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
The Great Southern Brood As the most enormous brood, the southern brood will stretch across Maryland to Georgia, to the Midwest’s Iowa and Oklahoma.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
For example, 85% of trans youths in the South and 40% of trans youths in the Midwest live in a state that has enacted one of the four types of restrictive laws the Williams Institute evaluated.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Most of its more than 600 restaurants are in the Midwest and South.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
The Friday night tornadoes wreaked havoc in the Midwest, particularly in Nebraska and Iowa, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
With data center developers looking for inexpensive locations, Dunn expects the Midwest to become a hub of activity since land is cheaper than in other parts of the country.
—Natalia Kniazhevich, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
In the past decade, twisters have been inching their way into the Midwest and hitting states such as Missouri in record-breaking severity.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Many believe that's an underestimate; experts at Ohio State University have found that as much as 40% of milk samples from processing facilities in the Midwest may contain parts of the virus.
—Alice Park, TIME, 26 Apr. 2024
The Great Southern Brood As the most enormous brood, the southern brood will stretch across Maryland to Georgia, to the Midwest’s Iowa and Oklahoma.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
For example, 85% of trans youths in the South and 40% of trans youths in the Midwest live in a state that has enacted one of the four types of restrictive laws the Williams Institute evaluated.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024
Most of its more than 600 restaurants are in the Midwest and South.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
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“The Midwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Midwest. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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