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as in mean
a middle point between extremes his salary is exactly at the middle of the company's pay scale

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as in midst
an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface put the serving dish in the middle of the table

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as in waist
the middle region of the human torso clutched the football tightly against her middle

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as in height
the most intense or characteristic phase of something I'm right in the middle of a tax audit, so can you come back later?

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middle

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adjective

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Recent Examples of middle
Noun
American historiography of the Civil War would be dominated by the Confederate-friendly into the middle of the twentieth century, providing intellectual backbone for the American version of apartheid. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2025 The fight continues in the alley between a large dumpster and the truck before moving toward the middle of the alley. Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Every team can use versatile infield gloves, but Rivera's lack of offensive prowess and inability to play the middle infield leaves him with a murky market, to say the least. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Carole Kotkin, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for middle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle
Noun
  • Though the staffing cuts could lead to a reduction of support and services for schools across the country, schoolteachers largely continue to get paid, as most public schools are funded significantly through local and state means.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
  • So what does open carry mean for retailers — grocery chains, shopping malls, movie and performing arts theaters?
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Budget presentation looms Lecornu met with Macron to hash out the list on Sunday evening, two days after his reappointment as prime minister and in the midst of France’s worst political crisis in decades.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The finale also left both pairs of the show's central lovers in the midst of cliffhangers.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That means shoppers can now stroll through the aisles with firearm in holster at their waist while perusing Pub Sub deals and BOGOs of the week.
    Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The adjustable strap allows for wear around your waist orshoulders.
    Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Philadelphia also conceivably could reach the halfway point with a perfect record.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The production on Life Is…Too $hort, handled by Too $hort himself, is the halfway point between Detroit techno and L.A. G-funk, hard and minimal and trunk-rattling, directly influencing the hyphy scene that would define the Bay Area two decades later.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The below-average rushing attack is probably Philadelphia’s biggest problem, but the anemic passing game isn’t far behind.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But even with Kaprizov now signed to the largest contract in NHL history ($17 million average annual value, $136 million total), Guerin has the cap flexibility to keep adding — at the deadline and next summer.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Around the midpoint of the first novel, after losing in a fight to one of Dalton’s good guys, Tommy flees town, remaining a shadowy half-presence for the rest of the book.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Now the stock is breaking its recent downtrend and its RSI is attempting to break its midpoint at 50.
    Jay Woods, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Einav Zangauker, center, the mother of Israeli captive Matan Zangauker, celebrates at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv today.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • China places export controls on rare earth minerals The new rules curb the supply chain for the semiconductors that are used in phones, computers, AI data centers, cars, solar panels, and other IT kit.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In Tokyo, the Nakameguro Sakura Matsuri Festival (held mid/late March to early April) brings with it some 800 trees that form a pink arch over the Meguro River.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The program, which offers $1,500 mid-pregnancy cash assistance and then $500 a month up to a year of the baby's life, already operates in 11 communities around Michigan.
    Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.

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