midterm
noun
mid·term
ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b) 
-ˈtərm
1
a
: the middle of an academic term
b
: an examination at midterm
2
: the approximate middle of a term of office
Examples of midterm in a Sentence
The students will be busy taking midterms next week.
He dropped the course before midterm.
assessing the President's performance at midterm
Recent Examples on the Web
The New Yorker is already planning our coverage for a momentous 2026, which will include pivotal midterm elections, the start of Zohran Mamdani’s high-stakes mayoralty, and the athletic feats and political undercurrents of the Winter Olympics and the World Cup.
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
For 2026 this maps to muted upside thanks largely to the history of some poor midterm election years, with a multi-month stretch of dead money in the middle.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Trump has planned a year of stops ahead of the 2026 midterms.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Despite the charges last year, Cuellar won re-election in a district Trump won by 7 percentage points and, heading into the midterms this year, potential Democratic challengers kept their distance, a sign that many in his party saw him as their best chance at keeping the seat.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
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David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
For 2026 this maps to muted upside thanks largely to the history of some poor midterm election years, with a multi-month stretch of dead money in the middle.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Trump has planned a year of stops ahead of the 2026 midterms.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
Despite the charges last year, Cuellar won re-election in a district Trump won by 7 percentage points and, heading into the midterms this year, potential Democratic challengers kept their distance, a sign that many in his party saw him as their best chance at keeping the seat.
—Mary Ellen Klas, Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2025
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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midterm. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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