middle ground

Definition of middle groundnext
as in middle
a middle point between extremes both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground

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Recent Examples of middle ground While fashion has its share of brands in the middle of the market, there seems to be very little middle ground. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 There's a middle ground that both games missed, which is a shame. George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Despite being trained on the glorious quirks of humankind’s creative canon, the models push our ersatz artistic output into a bland, muddled middle ground. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2026 Yet instead of granting both their scope, Sullivan tends to let these extremes slide toward a middle ground. Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middle ground
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middle
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  • One play after a brutal Romeo Doubs drop, Maye tried to go over the middle of the field on 3rd-and-14, but he was picked off by Love.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The middle is crumbly, moist and odorless, with bits of charcoal from long-ago fires.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20ground. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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