mid-Atlantic
adjective
1
: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina
mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches
2
: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic islands
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Keep the engines warm, be airborne in minutes and stay alert for the remote chance that Soviet bombers close in on the mid-Atlantic.
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
The National Weather Service warned of hazardous travel conditions from the Great Lakes through the northern mid-Atlantic and southern New England, with the potential for tree damage and power outages.
—Leah Willingham, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Sunny skies are expected in the Southeast, record warmth is sweeping across the middle of the country, and the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will see dry skies.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Apa’s Stewart asks, speaking in a cross between a mid-Atlantic and his native New Zealand accent.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
The National Weather Service warned of hazardous travel conditions from the Great Lakes through the northern mid-Atlantic and southern New England, with the potential for tree damage and power outages.
—Leah Willingham, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2025
Sunny skies are expected in the Southeast, record warmth is sweeping across the middle of the country, and the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast will see dry skies.
—Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
Apa’s Stewart asks, speaking in a cross between a mid-Atlantic and his native New Zealand accent.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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