mid-Atlantic
adjective
1
: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina
mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches
2
: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic islands
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Ratepayers in Burgos’ Philadelphia district just absorbed an increase in their electricity bills — attributed by the utility, PECO, to the rising cost of wholesale electricity in the mid-Atlantic grid driven primarily by data center demand.
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
This 400-key waterfront resort is a T+L reader favorite in 2025 among mid-Atlantic properties.
—Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
What are your thoughts on these two significant wins [in Virginia and New Jersey] across the mid-Atlantic region?
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
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Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
This 400-key waterfront resort is a T+L reader favorite in 2025 among mid-Atlantic properties.
—Katie Riley, Travel + Leisure, 15 Nov. 2025
What are your thoughts on these two significant wins [in Virginia and New Jersey] across the mid-Atlantic region?
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mid-Atlantic
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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