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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Roughly 150 million people are under heat alerts today, with heat index values expected to reach 105 to 111 degrees across parts of the mid-Atlantic.
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Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
The nation in the mid-Atlantic Ocean lies about 300 miles from the west coast of Africa.
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Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for much of the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
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Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast are likely to see the biggest deviations from seasonal averages.
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Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
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Kyla Guilfoil,
NBC news,
5 July 2026
The nation in the mid-Atlantic Ocean lies about 300 miles from the west coast of Africa.
—
Leah Sarnoff,
ABC News,
3 July 2026
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for much of the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
The Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast are likely to see the biggest deviations from seasonal averages.
—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
29 June 2026
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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