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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 Weiss wrote this article at something like the midpoint of her Times journey. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025 Commissioned by the Army Ordinance Corps at the midpoint of World War II, ENIAC was the world’s first electronic general-purpose computer. Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025 Remember, the median is the midpoint of a data set where half is higher and half is lower. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025 The ideal midpoint between SJP’s taste and my own? Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midpoint
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Noun
  • Diwali is celebrated during the Hindu month of Kartik, which typically falls between the middle of October and the middle of November.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The middle of his chest was covered with a large, gooey piece of gauze.
    Jeff Pearlman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Andrew Dismukes is in the midst his sixth season as a cast member on SNL.
    Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • A little more than three years ago, Tyler’s first cousin Rem was acquired by the Wild from Nashville, played 20 games with Minnesota, then was promptly traded to Montreal in the midst of the 2021-22 season.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • When the cremation center staff asked what happened, the partner admitted Aria had been killed by a larger dog.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The concerns center on the potential enforcement of the state-wide ban on camping in public spaces ushered in by the Safer Kentucky Act, our Killian Baarlaer reports.
    Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Midpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midpoint. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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