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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Apa’s Stewart asks, speaking in a cross between a mid-Atlantic and his native New Zealand accent.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Snow from the Plains through the mid-Atlantic Fifty-eight million people from the Plains through the mid-Atlantic face winter alerts.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
By contrast, electric prices have spiked in some Midwestern and mid-Atlantic states from data center demand because the grid operator, PJM Interconnection, buys power generation years in advance — with the burden falling on consumers.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
An April report ranked the Washington/Baltimore/Arlington region as the 36th worst in the country and second worst in the mid-Atlantic region for ozone smog.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Snow from the Plains through the mid-Atlantic Fifty-eight million people from the Plains through the mid-Atlantic face winter alerts.
—Christine Rapp, NBC news, 13 Dec. 2025
By contrast, electric prices have spiked in some Midwestern and mid-Atlantic states from data center demand because the grid operator, PJM Interconnection, buys power generation years in advance — with the burden falling on consumers.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
An April report ranked the Washington/Baltimore/Arlington region as the 36th worst in the country and second worst in the mid-Atlantic region for ozone smog.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 25 Dec. 2025.
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