the Midwest

noun

: the northern central part of the U.S. : the Middle West

the rich farmlands of the Midwest

—often used before another noun

my Midwest childhood

Midwest cities

Examples of the Midwest in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The city already has a large law enforcement presence to assist with World Cup security, including officers from all over the Midwest, Kansas City Police Capt. Jake Becchina told NBC News. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 20 June 2026

The recent increase in tornado activity across Illinois and the Midwest fits research showing a shift in tornado-favorable environments away from parts of the traditional Plains Tornado Alley and farther east into the Midwest and South. — David Yeomans, CBS News, 19 June 2026

The run includes a headlining appearance at Levitation Festival in Austin, multiple-night stands in Seattle and San Francisco and a swing through the Midwest and East Coast in November. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 June 2026

Big Oaks belongs in the USFWS’s refuge inventory, maintains Robb, largely because its habitat and wildlife values transcend anything elsewhere in the Midwest. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026

Rhymes for the Midwest

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed