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
Examples of mid-Atlantic in a Sentence
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Most of the eastern U.S. continued to face threats of severe weather Thursday afternoon as a deadly storm system that inflicted immense damage across the Gulf Coast headed north, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and possible tornadoes to the Southeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Areas from the Southern Plains to the mid-Atlantic and much of the north-central US
Thin, high-level clouds
High level clouds are thin and wispy and can cover much of the sky but still let plenty of light through.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The storm is expected to move over the mid-Atlantic Coast by Thursday evening and northeastward to the Gulf of Maine by Friday, according to the weather service.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Storms will continue to bring the threat of twisters, strong winds and large hail, this time to parts of the Southeast and East Coast from Florida to the mid-Atlantic.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
In mid-Atlantic and farther south, rat remains contained relatively higher amounts of 13C on average, indicating a diet heavier in corn or warm-weather plants and following human agricultural trends.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, the risk shifts east into Tennessee and the Ohio River Valley, moving into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, where rain is expected to last through Wednesday.
—Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The company said Cal-Maine sells most of its eggs in the Southwestern, Southeastern, Midwestern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024
Adam Ortiz, the Environmental Protection Agency’s mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator, said there is no indication of active releases from the ship, nor of the presence in the water of materials hazardous to human health.
—Lea Skene, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Areas from the Southern Plains to the mid-Atlantic and much of the north-central US
Thin, high-level clouds
High level clouds are thin and wispy and can cover much of the sky but still let plenty of light through.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The storm is expected to move over the mid-Atlantic Coast by Thursday evening and northeastward to the Gulf of Maine by Friday, according to the weather service.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Storms will continue to bring the threat of twisters, strong winds and large hail, this time to parts of the Southeast and East Coast from Florida to the mid-Atlantic.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
In mid-Atlantic and farther south, rat remains contained relatively higher amounts of 13C on average, indicating a diet heavier in corn or warm-weather plants and following human agricultural trends.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
On Tuesday, the risk shifts east into Tennessee and the Ohio River Valley, moving into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, where rain is expected to last through Wednesday.
—Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The company said Cal-Maine sells most of its eggs in the Southwestern, Southeastern, Midwestern and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.
—CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024
Adam Ortiz, the Environmental Protection Agency’s mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator, said there is no indication of active releases from the ship, nor of the presence in the water of materials hazardous to human health.
—Lea Skene, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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