midterm

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Recent Examples of midterm The firing of Sylvia from the Pentagon’s top military planning post comes as Trump weighs renewed strikes on Iran in the eight-month-long war after next week’s midterm elections. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 In a midterm environment that disfavors the party in power, Republicans' narrow 218-214 seat advantage in the House appears all but certain to give way to Democratic control. — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026 Voters are asking for the government to intervene and lower prices, and their anger is casting a pall over the midterm elections. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026 The announcement also lands less than two weeks before the midterm elections. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midterm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midterm
Noun
  • As of midyear, Anthropic had more cash than Amazon, SpaceX, Meta and Microsoft.
    — Leslie Picker, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • According to Luminate’s 2026 midyear report, 60% of Gen Z consumers favor music from the 1990s or earlier, a whopping escalation from 18% in 2021.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • After families submit an initial pretest for students, the district manages the weekly testing through mobile clinics that move from campus to campus.
    — Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
  • Every unit starts with a pretest, so teachers don’t waste time.
    — Eva-Marie Ayala, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • Old walls that once separated the exam rooms have been ripped down, leaving a large open space.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee Updated November 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Most tutoring services in Santa Monica cover core academic subjects including math, reading, writing, and science, with many also offering test prep for the SAT, ACT, and AP exams.
    — Karen Koehler, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Intermediate-term momentum is improving, favoring a resumption of the uptrend and a potential retest of the highs near $280.
    — , CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
  • If competitors could see the same thing and chose not to act, that’s a signal the market itself may be overdue for a retest, not that the opportunity is fake.
    — Piotr Tomasik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midterm. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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