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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Trump has been working to help Argentina bolster its collapsing currency with a $20 billion credit swap line and additional financing from sovereign funds and the private sector ahead of midterm elections for his close ally, President Javier Milei.
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Chris Megerian, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
That’s welcome news not only for Milei and his beleaguered government, which will hold nationwide midterm elections on Sunday, but also for American hedge funds that have been investing in Argentinean assets.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In response, our governor is asking us to counterbalance this attempt to rig the midterm elections in 2026.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Anger is spreading over rising utility bills Furor over rising utility bills has emerged as an issue in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia and could shape the 2026 midterms, according to The Washington Post.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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Chris Megerian, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
That’s welcome news not only for Milei and his beleaguered government, which will hold nationwide midterm elections on Sunday, but also for American hedge funds that have been investing in Argentinean assets.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In response, our governor is asking us to counterbalance this attempt to rig the midterm elections in 2026.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
Anger is spreading over rising utility bills Furor over rising utility bills has emerged as an issue in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia and could shape the 2026 midterms, according to The Washington Post.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midterm. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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