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
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Arsenal’s first half in the 4-1 home win against Aston Villa a week ago — when the visitors continuously broke through the middle of the pitch — was the perfect example of what happens when their partnership is split up, in this case by Rice’s knee injury.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Antarctic ice sheet is essentially a very slow-moving frozen river, with ice flowing from the middle of Antarctica out to sea.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20ground. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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