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
The question is whether each partner can appreciate where the other is coming from and find a middle ground that works for them both.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Practical Tip for Businesses There is a wide-open market opportunity for cannabis companies willing to reclaim the middle ground.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s why most parents of teens are looking for a middle ground.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
Hoping to find middle ground, the teen suggested a different role.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
Practical Tip for Businesses There is a wide-open market opportunity for cannabis companies willing to reclaim the middle ground.
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
That’s why most parents of teens are looking for a middle ground.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
Hoping to find middle ground, the teen suggested a different role.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for middle ground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle ground
middle
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And with Miller sidelined until at least the middle of the month, the Hornets will need James to keep filling in at a respectable clip in order to maintain things as much as possible given Miller’s importance as a two-way player, allowing Lee to put him on some of the opposition’s top talent.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Brown, a transfer from North Dakota State, plays a similar style to Fletcher — a bruiser, physical, run-up-the-middle running back.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20ground. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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