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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In the 13-state mid-Atlantic grid from Illinois to New Jersey, analysts say ratepayers are paying billions of dollars for the cost to power data centers — including data centers not even built yet.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 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
And cooler temperatures will move through northern Florida, parts of the Southeast, the mid-Atlantic, and the Midwest.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 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
And cooler temperatures will move through northern Florida, parts of the Southeast, the mid-Atlantic, and the Midwest.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 28 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 14 Nov. 2025.
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