mid·dle-of-the-road
ˈmi-dᵊl-əv-ṯẖə-ˈrōd 
: standing for or following a course of action midway between extremes
especially
: being neither liberal nor conservative in politics
: a course of action or a standpoint midway between extremes
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Adjective
a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues
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Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
One middle-of-the-road season shouldn't force the team to cut ties with one of its best players.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Chris Feil, Vulture, 4 July 2025
Dwayne Ocasio, 32, got into a confrontation with a security guard at Westgate River Ranch Resort & Rodeo in River Ranch when he was told to move a golf cart out of the middle of the road, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a June 17 video.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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Adjective
So this episode served as the Gang's uproarious middle finger to a television industry that prefers more middle-of-the-road, inoffensive crowd-pleasers, as the Paddy's crew swallowed their pride and entered the Annual Bar Association's best bar in Philly contest.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
One middle-of-the-road season shouldn't force the team to cut ties with one of its best players.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Noun phrase
Anyway, this Snatch Game is middle of the road — not particularly memorable but certainly better than some of the nadirs of recent seasons.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 4 July 2025
Dwayne Ocasio, 32, got into a confrontation with a security guard at Westgate River Ranch Resort & Rodeo in River Ranch when he was told to move a golf cart out of the middle of the road, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in a June 17 video.
—Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
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“Middle-of-the-road.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middle-of-the-road. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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