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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Heavy storms that developed on Thursday afternoon and lasted through the evening dumped torrential rain on millions in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions.
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The bacteria-carrying ticks live throughout much of the U.S., but the upper Midwest, northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions see the majority of cases.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
These high-risk areas include: Eastern states, primarily New England and the mid-Atlantic.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The disease is most common in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central United States, where these ticks thrive in wooded and grassy areas.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jade Walker, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
The bacteria-carrying ticks live throughout much of the U.S., but the upper Midwest, northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions see the majority of cases.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
These high-risk areas include: Eastern states, primarily New England and the mid-Atlantic.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The disease is most common in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central United States, where these ticks thrive in wooded and grassy areas.
—Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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