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 borderline lob offers a perfect middle ground.
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Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
For me, at six-foot-one and 170 pounds, the seats bridged an acceptable middle ground between stiff and supportive.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
These songs inhabit a complex emotional middle ground, more likely to sit with difficult feelings than wallow or reach an optimistic conclusion.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Breaking out of mom mode is about finding a middle ground.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
For me, at six-foot-one and 170 pounds, the seats bridged an acceptable middle ground between stiff and supportive.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
These songs inhabit a complex emotional middle ground, more likely to sit with difficult feelings than wallow or reach an optimistic conclusion.
—Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Breaking out of mom mode is about finding a middle ground.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for middle ground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle ground
middle
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In the hours after Pretti was shot, Cook was at the location of the shooting, in the middle of the tear gas, offering legal help to anyone who needed it and bearing witness to conduct that will almost certainly face scrutiny one day, even if government leaders condone it now.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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To celebrate the event, the pair took part in a cutting demonstration in the middle of the street.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20ground. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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