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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Cooler conditions reached the Plains and Upper Midwest earlier this week and are expected to spread into northern mid-Atlantic states on Thursday.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
This will particularly be the case in the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, but also into the Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Tick bites are most common in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest, with much of the region considered high risk for Lyme disease.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 June 2025
Record-breaking temperatures are possible, mainly in the mid-Atlantic, but triple-digit temperatures will be a thing of the past for the Northeast.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
This will particularly be the case in the mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, but also into the Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Tick bites are most common in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest, with much of the region considered high risk for Lyme disease.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 June 2025
Record-breaking temperatures are possible, mainly in the mid-Atlantic, but triple-digit temperatures will be a thing of the past for the Northeast.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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