midterm

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Recent Examples of midterm Public opinion, history and, especially, the surging price of gasoline and groceries, all point to a Democratic takeover of the House in November’s midterm election. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026 Most of those redraws would not happen in time for this year's midterm elections. Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026 While Republican lawmakers still voice support for Golden Dome, there is little appetite for the partisan budget battle a party-line reconciliation bill would spark ahead of this year’s midterm elections, Politico reported Thursday. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026 Most of those redraws would not happen in time for this year's midterm elections. ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midterm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midterm
Noun
  • Meta targets similar levels by midyear.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Critics — including many local election officials — fear a midyear switch would cause disruption at the polls in November.
    Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 23 Apr. 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
  • In Chicago, the charter network Noble Schools routinely outperformed the city’s district students on college entrance exams, even though students arrived at Noble with lower average test scores.
    Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Additionally, the class action lawsuit has more than 200 of Todd’s patients sign on, who say they were abused or assaulted during what were supposed to be exams.
    Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The retest will determine a student’s eligibility for promotion to fourth grade, according to the presentation, but will not replace the student’s original test result used by the state to assign accountability scores to schools.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Apr. 2026
  • If anything comes back borderline, request a retest in three to six months rather than defaulting to a full year.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midterm. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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