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
Listening to the Velvet Underground records, a lot of them are Lou, certainly, but Sterling’s concepts on guitar and his rhythms and melodies move the songs away from the middle ground Lou is establishing as a songwriter.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
There is no tenable middle ground here.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The middle ground is clarity, not neutrality.
—Katya Varbanova, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
And how, as on this night, the middle ground was never an option.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
There is no tenable middle ground here.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The middle ground is clarity, not neutrality.
—Katya Varbanova, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
And how, as on this night, the middle ground was never an option.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for middle ground
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle ground
middle
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Moore attempted to catch a pass from quarterback Caleb Wiliams over the middle of the field, when he was pulled down by defenders.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The swells will continue to build and increase along east-facing shorelines through the middle of the week, the hurricane center warned.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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