the Mideast

noun

US

: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East

Examples of the Mideast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Iran, Stefanishyna insisted Ukraine is not trying to connect the Mideast conflict with its war. — Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Treating peace negotiations in the Mideast as separate from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine will only lead to more trouble to come. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 30 July 2026

The spike in oil certainly adds to the case for a rate hike, but any resolution in the Mideast conflict could bring energy prices right back down. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 29 July 2026

Iran responded to the strikes Thursday by launching a wider volley of attacks across the Mideast, targeting Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar. — Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for the Mideast

• predeceased
• unreleased
• beast
• ceased
• creased
• east
• feast
• fleeced
• geest
• greased
• leased
• least