Definition of midpointnext
1
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 They often are slotted at a midpoint gate of the concourse nearest the main terminal. CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026 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 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 Infielder Ezequiel Duran — who may have been closer to the edge at the camp’s midpoint — hit three home runs in his last seven games to boost his candidacy as the club’s utility option. Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midpoint
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  • Ballard, the Championship Game MVP, blasted a shot over the wall from 26 yards near the middle of the pitch to the top right for Cain (19-3-5).
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Apr. 2026
  • In the middle of Sabrina Carpenter’s Coachella headlining set, Saradon monologued as an older Sabrina, looking back on her life.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2026
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  • The Hong Kong stock market is in the midst of an IPO boom.
    Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The legislation would also open up $100,000 in grant funding to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of a water system if that town is in the midst of applying for abandonment.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026
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  • Rising electricity rates have been a fault line in recent campaigns, especially as enormous data centers are built to power artificial intelligence.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Hager, who worked at three ARC centers during the span of nearly a decade, said those kinds of groups that ARC billed for were the standard and forging group notes was common.
    Alex Acquisto, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Midpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midpoint. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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