the Midwest
noun
: the northern central part of the U.S. : the Middle West
the rich farmlands of the Midwest
—often used before another nounmy Midwest childhood
Midwest cities
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This year’s cohort are scattered across both coasts and the Midwest.
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News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026
Waters are frozen early and often in the frozen tundra, which has made the Midwest somewhat of a hockey hotbed.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Living in a historical house in the Midwest makes my house feel like an experiment lab.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Here in the Midwest, you can be dazzled by Le Petit Chef at Hyatt Regency Minneapolis; Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Missouri; Metropolitan at The 9 in Cleveland; and Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph in Columbus, Ohio.
—Dashae Engler, Midwest Living, 8 Apr. 2026
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News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2026
Waters are frozen early and often in the frozen tundra, which has made the Midwest somewhat of a hockey hotbed.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Living in a historical house in the Midwest makes my house feel like an experiment lab.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026
Here in the Midwest, you can be dazzled by Le Petit Chef at Hyatt Regency Minneapolis; Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, Missouri; Metropolitan at The 9 in Cleveland; and Le Méridien Columbus, The Joseph in Columbus, Ohio.
—Dashae Engler, Midwest Living, 8 Apr. 2026
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“The Midwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Midwest. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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