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as in mean
a middle point between extremes
his salary is exactly at the middle of the company's pay scale
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
you must mark the exact middle point of each of these lines in order to solve the problem
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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
a house that is middle-sized for that neighborhood a man of middle height
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Recent Examples of middle
Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Two pitches after the pass ball, Carnes hit a ground ball up the middle.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Jeff Siemon, a four-time Pro Bowl middle linebacker who remains third all-time in career tackles for the Vikings, died Saturday, the team reported on its web site.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Build a branch of the Art Institute in the middle of Garfield Park on the city’s West Side.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Two pitches after the pass ball, Carnes hit a ground ball up the middle.
—Tony Gleason, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
But an exception might be made for Iowa, given their rise from middle-of-the-pack in the conference and the fact their coach and six of their players came from midmajor Drake.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026
Jeff Siemon, a four-time Pro Bowl middle linebacker who remains third all-time in career tackles for the Vikings, died Saturday, the team reported on its web site.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle
Noun
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Gilman says the city must now make these painful cuts to live within its means, but can't cut its way to financial health, needing to grow new revenue with the help of foundations and nonprofits and fostering new development and new business.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The term includes everyone from star kids to newbies with limited means.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even with the Hornets in the midst of one of the best stretches in franchise history and the city gravitating toward full-fledged acceptance and happiness, the test that stood before them was a beast.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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Without the need to worry about such appearances in the midst of a massive M&A deal, the reason Netflix feels confident in ratcheting up prices in its biggest market is illustrated by this chart from Wall Street analyst firm MoffettNathanson.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In northern O'ahu, members of the National Guard trudged through waist-deep water to help stranded drivers and mudbound homeowners.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The system is worn around the waist and legs, with a structural frame extending along the back and toward the knees.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Still, more than one in 10 firms scored zero, and only eight companies cleared the halfway mark.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Mar. 2026
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Around the halfway point, though, the situation began to change.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Thousands are now not showing up for work, hundreds have quit altogether, and the average wait time at airports has reached record levels.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s the view of Robinhood, which counts 250,000 customers paying on average $250 annually to use its Strategies, an AI tool guided by human advisors.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The momentum is just starting to pick up as seen in its bullish MACD crossover, RSI reading climbing above its midpoint and its break above the 50-day moving average.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
26 Mar. 2026
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That is different from the rule-book strike zone of a cube whose top is the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants and whose bottom is at the hollow beneath the kneecap.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Texas had subbed 7-foot center Matas Vokietaitis out of the game with 11 seconds left after Boilermakers big man Oscar Cluff had fouled out, giving Purdue a better opportunity in the paint.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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The Gators now await NBA decisions from Condon, small forward Thomas Haugh and center Rueben Chinyelu, three juniors who formed one of the nation’s top frontcourts alongside with 7-foot-1 senior reserve Micah Handlogten.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Certain European airports still project a mid-century grandeur.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Under bright skies, highs will climb into the mid and upper 50s for most locations, except for the south facing shores of Long Island and Connecticut, where highs will only be in the 40s.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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