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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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as in midst
an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface that house is the precise midpoint of the school district

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Recent Examples of midpoint Between 2024 and 2028, the power going to AI-specific purposes will rise at a 32.6% average annual rate to 244 terawatt-hours per year — the midpoint of a forecast range between 165 and 326 terawatt-hours per year, DOE estimated. Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025 Satin: Satin is the midpoint between matte and radiant. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 May 2025 With their low lift and barely-there straps, the sandals hit a midpoint between ease and intention. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2025 Falling in almost the exact midpoint between these two literal line-around-the-block hits, Jaws is the perfect third bowl of porridge. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for midpoint
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Noun
  • The Marlins tacked on another run in the third as Sánchez ripped a single up the middle to score Edwards, who reached on an infield hit and stole second.
    Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
  • Her ring was massive, crossing over her ring finger to cover her middle and pinky.
    Simon Turner, Vogue, 2 July 2025
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  • Two, one in Hawaii and one in Alaska, are in the midst of active and ongoing – but relatively small and non-threatening – eruptions.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 14 July 2025
  • The club is in the midst of the Teal Rising Cup, a four-team tournament played at CPKC Stadium, and several of Current players have been called up to national teams.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2025
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  • Dressmaker and activist Mary Dickerson (top row, center) inspires a character in HBO's The Gilded Age.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 8 July 2025
  • As a center back, Arias can control the pitch and direct the vision of play with strength that holds the backline together.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 7 July 2025

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“Midpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midpoint. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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