midst 1 of 2

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as in middle
an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface stood in the midst of the crowd

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as in height
the most intense or characteristic phase of something in the midst of illustrating a new book

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midst

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preposition

as in amongst
in or into the middle of gave a victory speech midst cheering supporters

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Recent Examples of midst
Noun
Roberts ran to home plate to confront Shildt and in the midst of bumping into the opposing manager, benches of both teams left their dugouts and came onto the field. Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 Before the Rangers game on Wednesday, the California native spoke about how frustrating the injury was in the midst of a successful season. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025 Clark was in the midst of her second game since her return from injury. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025 That's also a common goal for the U.S., which until last week had been in the midst of negotiations with Iran on limiting the country's nuclear capabilities. Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for midst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midst
Noun
  • But the truce appeared to be on shaky ground Tuesday, with Trump accusing both countries of violating the agreement — and many airlines have halted select routes through the middle of the week, citing safety concerns.
    Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 24 June 2025
  • The Mets hope Manaea can return for another rehab start by the middle of next week.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Others, such as 18-year-old fellow center back Jordyn Bugg and 21-year-old Lilly Reale, will be playing with Girma for the first time.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 26 June 2025
  • Wolf, a seven-foot, 250-pound center, spent his first two college seasons at Yale before transferring to Michigan.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2025
Preposition
  • But though Toronto has already hired a general manager (Monica Wright Rogers) and assistant general manager (Eli Horowitz), among others, not to mention revealed its name (Tempo), Portland has not built out its basketball operations staff.
    Bob Harkins, New York Times, 27 June 2025
  • This is largely owed to its specific reliance on getting lost among all those references, but an equally major culprit is its constantly shifting theme and focus.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 26 June 2025
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  • What to Know Massie and Khanna introduced their War Powers Resolution in an effort to prohibit U.S. military involvement in Iran last Tuesday, amid the backdrop of escalating tensions with Iran.
    Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Oil prices jumped amid fears that Tehran’s retaliation could disrupt crude flows.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 June 2025

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