midpoints

noun

plural of midpoint
1
as in middles
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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2
as in centers
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 midpoints The rail mounts on the frame can be locked at several different heights, while the mat’s rail is fixed at the midpoints of its left and right edges. — PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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  1. middles
  2. centers
  3. midsts
Noun
  • House flies are about 1/4 inch long with four dark stripes down their middles.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Point Loma’s middles dominated, with 6-foot-5 Trevor Rutt and 6-4 Waylon Lundeen taking advantage of the undersized Cardinals.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
Definition of middles
Noun
  • Much of the pressure on Zac Taylor centers on not squandering Joe Burrow’s prime.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Inspired by real events, the six-parter centers on the first criminal investigation in Spain into the killing of a wild animal, following the death of bear Cachou in the Pyrenees’ Aran Valley in 2020.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of centers
Noun
  • Though that region was dubbed the whisky capital of the world in the Victorian Era – with more than 30 distilleries in its midsts – today Glen Scotia is one of just three that remain.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of midsts

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“Midpoints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midpoints. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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