midterm
noun
mid·term
ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b) 
-ˈtərm
1
a
: the middle of an academic term
b
: an examination at midterm
2
: the approximate middle of a term of office
Examples of midterm in a Sentence
The students will be busy taking midterms next week.
He dropped the course before midterm.
assessing the President's performance at midterm
Recent Examples on the Web
At the urging of President Donald Trump, the Texas Legislature is being asked to redraw congressional boundaries ahead of next year’s midterm elections, aiming to secure five additional Republican U.S. House seats.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The Columbia Data Science Institute found that a text from a friend increased an individual’s likelihood to vote by 8.3% in the 2018 midterm elections, affirming that relational organizing, such as this, is the most effective way for students to turn their peers into voters.
—Rhea Maniar, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Dans is set to formally announce his campaign this week at an event in Charleston, joining what is already becoming a crowded field for the November 2026 midterm election.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Right now, like other Democratic governors such as Gavin Newsom of California, Pritzker is focused on President Donald Trump’s push to get Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers to redraw the congressional maps in that state before the 2026 midterm elections.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The Columbia Data Science Institute found that a text from a friend increased an individual’s likelihood to vote by 8.3% in the 2018 midterm elections, affirming that relational organizing, such as this, is the most effective way for students to turn their peers into voters.
—Rhea Maniar, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
Dans is set to formally announce his campaign this week at an event in Charleston, joining what is already becoming a crowded field for the November 2026 midterm election.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Right now, like other Democratic governors such as Gavin Newsom of California, Pritzker is focused on President Donald Trump’s push to get Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP lawmakers to redraw the congressional maps in that state before the 2026 midterm elections.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for midterm
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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midterm. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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