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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Recent Examples of mid
Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
About a million years ago, during the mid-Pleistocene transition, Earth’s climate changed suddenly.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
Tropical Storm Norma was named in the Pacific on Tuesday evening and could impact Cabo San Lucas mid to late week as a Category 2 hurricane.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
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Adjective
Weather pattern changes mid-week A new weather pattern will move into the Kansas City area on Wednesday, bringing an end to the early week heat.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
About a million years ago, during the mid-Pleistocene transition, Earth’s climate changed suddenly.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Preposition
An early bloomer that opens in mid to late June and continues into August.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
Tropical Storm Norma was named in the Pacific on Tuesday evening and could impact Cabo San Lucas mid to late week as a Category 2 hurricane.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mid
Adjective
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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Your mind might immediately go to the early-years Redford, or the heyday Redford of the 1970s, or even the middle-aged Redford who gave projects a sense of gravitas.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Only two of Swift’s albums appear below the halfway mark on the 200-spot ranking.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As Phoenix passes the halfway mark of this year’s monsoon, dramatic downpours, gusty haboobs and streaks of lightning across the sky have been mostly absent.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Zinn is well known among organizers of public events in Salt Lake City and often showed up in public forums intending to disrupt the event or question the high-profile speaker, The New York Times reported.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sluggish consumption, a manufacturing glut and prolonged woes in the country’s vast property sector are among the main challenges now vexing Beijing policymakers and businesses.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green has led the Razorbacks to a 2-0 start with great play through the air and on the ground.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Power is delivered through a 9-speed transmission and fully variable all-wheel drive system.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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With the developments being closely monitored in the ICC’s Dubai headquarters and Lausanne, the Olympic capital, it is believed that USA Cricket agreed to suspend the termination amid much furore.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At least 900 tourists were stranded near the Inca citadel on Tuesday after the train service PeruRail was suspended on Monday because the route was blocked amid protests between local residents and authorities, Reuters reported.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Mid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mid. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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