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
Examples of middle-of-the-road in a Sentence
Adjective
a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues
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Standard rooms at more middle-of-the-road properties both on- and off-property start much lower.
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Maryland is middle of the road in creating turnovers, averaging just 6.8 steals per game.
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Adjective
There's no reliable commercial launch vehicle in the United States in this middle-of-the-road performance range.
—ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Standard rooms at more middle-of-the-road properties both on- and off-property start much lower.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun phrase
The van stopped in the middle of the road to aim for a missed exit.
—Pilar Arias , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2025
Maryland is middle of the road in creating turnovers, averaging just 6.8 steals per game.
—Michael Waterloo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 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 21 May. 2025.
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