middle ground
noun
1
: a standpoint or area midway between extreme or opposing positions, options, or objectives
The judge chose a middle ground between harshness and leniency.
Examples of middle ground in a Sentence
The judge of the case chose a middle ground between harshness and leniency.
Both sides in this debate need to do more to establish some middle ground.
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Simplify it — and let technology be the middle ground that brings more coordination and less chaos.
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Maybe there is a middle ground.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Finding this middle ground would not be an easy task.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
There is simply no middle ground.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
Maybe there is a middle ground.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Finding this middle ground would not be an easy task.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2025
There is simply no middle ground.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for middle ground
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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle%20ground. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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