It was hard to hear amid all the cheering.
The investigation comes amid growing concerns. Amid such changes, one thing stayed the same.
He managed to escape amid the confusion.
There was a single dark bird amid a flock of white pigeons.
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Though air conditioning can be life saving − particularly amid record setting heat waves like the one that scorched the country in late June − some people simply don’t like it, according to Gail Brager, director of the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley.—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 July 2025 His character was deeply respected in the Hazzard community, often acting as a steadying influence amid the chaos.—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 5 July 2025 Temporary provisions under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act left many families in holding patterns, hesitant to make long-term commitments amid regulatory uncertainty.—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025 Even as a marquee project, the Kalma tourism zone took nearly a decade to build amid international sanctions and pandemic lockdown.—Se Eun Gong, NPR, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for amid
Word History
Etymology
amid from Middle English amidde, from Old English onmiddan, from on + middan, dative of midde mid; amidst from Middle English amiddes, from amidde + -es -s
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of amid was
before the 12th century
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