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Recent Examples of midst
Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of impulsive purchases and behaviors, people in the midst of a midlife crisis are really just struggling with kitchen table issues, including tending to their physical and mental health and supporting extended family.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet these Minnesotans have chronicled more than chaos and violence in their midst.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 Jan. 2026
David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has been in the midst of a significant downsizing for the past several years.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
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Noun
When Winfrey was in the midst of changing jobs early on in their friendship, everyone in her circle seemed to be against the move — except for King.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Instead of impulsive purchases and behaviors, people in the midst of a midlife crisis are really just struggling with kitchen table issues, including tending to their physical and mental health and supporting extended family.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Yet these Minnesotans have chronicled more than chaos and violence in their midst.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 Jan. 2026
David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon has been in the midst of a significant downsizing for the past several years.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for midst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midst
Noun
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In the hours after Pretti was shot, Cook was at the location of the shooting, in the middle of the tear gas, offering legal help to anyone who needed it and bearing witness to conduct that will almost certainly face scrutiny one day, even if government leaders condone it now.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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To celebrate the event, the pair took part in a cutting demonstration in the middle of the street.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
1 Feb. 2026
Preposition
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The federal government included Niscemi in a state of emergency declaration on Monday for three southern regions hard hit by Cyclone Harry and set aside an initial $120 million to be divided among them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Alpine skiing, one of the marquee winter disciplines, will be among the first to give out medals, such as in the men’s downhill final, a brutal test of speed and precision down steep alpine terrain.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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About 80 warming centers were opened across the state, known as one of the nation's poorest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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On the company’s earnings call, analysts asked CEO Tim Cook several questions about Apple’s access to memory components, which have seen their prices skyrocket due to demand related to chips necessary for artificial intelligence data centers.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midst. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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