midterm
noun
mid·term
ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b) 
-ˈtərm
1
a
: the middle of an academic term
b
: an examination at midterm
2
: the approximate middle of a term of office
Examples of midterm in a Sentence
The students will be busy taking midterms next week.
He dropped the course before midterm.
assessing the President's performance at midterm
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The cuts are deeply unpopular, according to polls, and present a political challenge for Republicans ahead of next year's midterm elections.
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Health care became an issue in the 2018 midterm elections, this time helping Democrats win back control of the House.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 5 July 2025
But Trump’s victory will soon be tested during the 2026 midterm elections where Democrats plan to run on a durable theme: that the Republican president favors the rich on tax cuts over poorer people who will lose their healthcare.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
What’s clear is that Democrats will hold the bill against Trump during the 2026 midterm election campaign season.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 4 July 2025
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Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
Health care became an issue in the 2018 midterm elections, this time helping Democrats win back control of the House.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 5 July 2025
But Trump’s victory will soon be tested during the 2026 midterm elections where Democrats plan to run on a durable theme: that the Republican president favors the rich on tax cuts over poorer people who will lose their healthcare.
—Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
What’s clear is that Democrats will hold the bill against Trump during the 2026 midterm election campaign season.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for midterm
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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midterm. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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