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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Sunny Jacksonville, where the Jaguars play, has seen only a 1.5°F increase, as has mid-Atlantic Baltimore, home to the Ravens.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Warmer than normal air will stick around through the weekend for much of the mid-Atlantic, but colder air will arrive next week for the Northeast and start to cool off the rest of the Eastern Seaboard, too.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
What To Know The NWS Weather Prediction Center posted to X, formerly Twitter, that Michigan may see snow squalls Monday night that push into upstate New York, the mid-Atlantic and New England by Tuesday.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Low temperatures will drop into the single digits and teens across much of the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic into tonight.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
Warmer than normal air will stick around through the weekend for much of the mid-Atlantic, but colder air will arrive next week for the Northeast and start to cool off the rest of the Eastern Seaboard, too.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
What To Know The NWS Weather Prediction Center posted to X, formerly Twitter, that Michigan may see snow squalls Monday night that push into upstate New York, the mid-Atlantic and New England by Tuesday.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Low temperatures will drop into the single digits and teens across much of the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic into tonight.
—NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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