middles

plural of middle
1
as in means
a middle point between extremes his salary is exactly at the middle of the company's pay scale

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2
as in centers
an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface put the serving dish in the middle of the table

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3
as in waists
the middle region of the human torso clutched the football tightly against her middle

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4
as in midsts
the most intense or characteristic phase of something I'm right in the middle of a tax audit, so can you come back later?

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Recent Examples of middles The middles seem strong Peter Skoronski, Lloyd Cushenberry III and Kevin Zeitler make up a solid trio in the middle of the offense. Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 18 Aug. 2025
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Noun
  • With complete antiballistic missile means, China can significantly contain the enemy's strategic strike capabilities, which is of great significance.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • His or her voice is the means by which the author’s work is bodied forth, and is the main channel along which thought and feeling are to flow.
    Adam Verner September 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The lawsuit, filed in Sacramento Superior Court last week, centers around public artwork intended for the corner of 13th and J streets at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.
    Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In addition, treatment centers often provide rooms with soft lighting, a naturalistic decor, and music or other sensory stimulation.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Hernandez and Soboleva, who had been too busy leading the scream to scream, were now bent at their waists over the lake, like professional divers.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Throughout carnival, there are flags everywhere – people swing them above their heads, tie them to their waists, and hoist them high from poles.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • An ugly sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates sunk their struggling offense to new depths and at least temporarily removed Will Smith from the equation.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • But those deeper water depths don’t suit shorebirds as well as waterfowl species.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s no shared leadership, no emergent norms, no psychological safety—but also no fear or status dynamics holding them back.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Teens are deeply immersed in the online world, and online spaces are quickly emerging as critical places where teens socialize and learn the rules and norms of their society.
    Alvin Thomas, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Heeled mules are the ideal way to take both your style and your feet (literally) to new heights.
    Amber Cardullo, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Recently, however, both teams have elevated themselves to greater heights.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The advent of short-form cricket has seen fielding standards rise rapidly in the past decade.
    James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The standards for staffing levels are based on federal regulations from the Office of Personnel Management.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Middles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middles. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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