as in moderate
avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas
a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues
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middle of the road
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as in middle
a middle point between extremes
I'm in the middle of the road on that issue.
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Recent Examples of middle-of-the-road
George E. Mitchell,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
Yet, unlike the middle-of-the-road duo, Fetterman does not wield his would-be leverage to score policy wins.
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Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
The organization clearly needs a youth infusion in the wings behind a stable starting offensive front, and Denver won’t be content to bring back the exact same middle-of-the-road TE room — Evan Engram, Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins and Lucas Krull — to Week 1 in 2026.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
There’s also a middle-of-the-road view, where AI leads to more jobs over the long term but only after a very disruptive transition period.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Flexible moderates, roughly 35% of the survey’s respondents, are a middle-of-the-road group without strong political or religious motivations.
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George E. Mitchell,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
Yet, unlike the middle-of-the-road duo, Fetterman does not wield his would-be leverage to score policy wins.
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Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
The organization clearly needs a youth infusion in the wings behind a stable starting offensive front, and Denver won’t be content to bring back the exact same middle-of-the-road TE room — Evan Engram, Adam Trautman, Nate Adkins and Lucas Krull — to Week 1 in 2026.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
There’s also a middle-of-the-road view, where AI leads to more jobs over the long term but only after a very disruptive transition period.
—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for middle-of-the-road
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle-of-the-road
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The most compelling evidence is that meta-analytic effect sizes for athletic and executive coaching fall in the same moderate range.
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How Heat Actually Works In The Body During a sauna session, heart rate climbs to 100 to 150 beats per minute and the cardiovascular system undergoes thermoregulatory conditioning that resembles moderate aerobic exercise without the mechanical load.
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That idea is a central part of the DCCC’s campaign to flip the district in the upcoming general election.
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Find it at the local markets, cenadurías, comedores, and the sit-down restaurants that ring Colima city’s central plaza, such as Ramos’ new ¡Aquí Es Colima!
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AerAware departs from traditional head-up displays and instead equips both pilots with a dual wearable system that delivers the same information to each cockpit seat.
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Inspired by the traditional Japanese spinning top beigoma (hence BEY-blade), the toy line first became a hit when it was debuted by toymaker Takara in the late 90s and early 2000s.
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“Middle-of-the-road.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-of-the-road. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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