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as in middle
a middle point between extremes
always choose a wine that is at the midpoint of the range of prices on the list
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Recent Examples of midpoint
As Cannes reaches its less-than-memorable midpoint, here are four takeaways from a celebration of cinema that didn’t have so much to celebrate.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
Median Annual salary reflects the midpoint of earnings for each role; half of workers earn above this figure, half below—chosen over an average to avoid distortion from outliers.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The midpoint of the new range would represent a 2% decline from a year earlier.
—Samantha Kelly, Bloomberg, 7 May 2026
Including natural gas production, Diamondback plans to churn out at least 972,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day this year, up from its previous midpoint guidance of 944,000 barrels.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2026
Median Annual salary reflects the midpoint of earnings for each role; half of workers earn above this figure, half below—chosen over an average to avoid distortion from outliers.
—Bybryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The midpoint of the new range would represent a 2% decline from a year earlier.
—Samantha Kelly, Bloomberg, 7 May 2026
Including natural gas production, Diamondback plans to churn out at least 972,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day this year, up from its previous midpoint guidance of 944,000 barrels.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midpoint
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Video replay showed that Vegas forward Brett Howden entered the offensive zone ahead of the puck before sending Stone in on a breakaway with a pass to the middle of the ice.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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Song opened with a walk, stole second and scored when Tatis' grounder up the middle ricocheted off second base into shallow right field for an RBI single.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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In the midst of it all, young children decked out in Algerian gear hemmed and hawed at their idols.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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When Krause said the four town halls being in the midst of a contentious election season was coincidental, Simmons denied having planned any political activity for the town halls.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Philadelphia declared a heat health emergency for Thursday and Friday, activating cooling centers, home visits by field teams, outreach to people experiencing homelessness and other services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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“Midpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midpoint. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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