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adjective

ˈmid How to pronounce mid (audio)
Definition of midnext
as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes her mid molar will have to be extracted and replaced by a bridge

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mid

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preposition

as in among
in or into the middle of mid a tangle of weeds grew a perfect rose

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Recent Examples of mid
Adjective
The 2026 Camden International Film Festival in mid-coast Maine has reached its midway point. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026 Youth then cuts to Horgan’s protagonist, Alex, mid–brainless-social-media scroll, watching an AI video of someone giving a cockatiel a haircut. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Preposition
If all progresses according to schedule, Kershaw would rejoin the Dodgers in mid to late May. — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 An early bloomer that opens in mid to late June and continues into August. — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for mid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mid
  1. middle
  2. among
  3. halfway
  4. through
Adjective
  • The reform plans include a potentially painful overhaul of the creaking pension system, a reduction of Germany’s stifling bureaucracy and cuts to income tax for low- and middle-income families.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The government’s reforms include cuts to income tax for low- and middle-income families, an overhaul of the pension system and a reduction of Germany’s bureaucracy.
    — Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of middle
Preposition
  • The inspections followed up on earlier issues that had caused concerns among local residents.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • These are two examples of politicians' truths among a plethora of others that are really lies, distortions, deceptions and desecrations of the citizens' trust in them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of among
Adjective
  • The 24-year-old, like Gordon, who replaced him in the second half, offered energetic pressing, even sprinting from close to the halfway line to close down the goalkeeper at one point.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The 26-year-old information technology administrator consumed a Red Bull energy drink around the film's halfway mark to stay alert.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Definition of halfway
Preposition
  • Then Jesus appears and leads them through a joyful summer day of parables and prayer, in a New York City otherwise devoid of people.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Lockheed Martin has tested two F-16s sharing infrared targeting data through a new pod-to-pod link.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of through

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“Mid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mid. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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