as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
her mid molar will have to be extracted and replaced by a bridge
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Recent Examples of mid
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2025
By the beginning of next week, temperatures will cool slightly, but are expected to remain in the low to mid 90s, according to the weather service.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
Tropical Storm Norma was named in the Pacific on Tuesday evening and could impact Cabo San Lucas mid to late week as a Category 2 hurricane.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
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Adjective
The hot temperatures and humid airmass will produce heat indices in the mid to upper 90s Sunday and Monday, increasing to upper 90s to lower 100s for Tuesday and Wednesday, and possibly 105 degrees for the latter half of the week.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2025
By the beginning of next week, temperatures will cool slightly, but are expected to remain in the low to mid 90s, according to the weather service.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
Preposition
An early bloomer that opens in mid to late June and continues into August.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024
Tropical Storm Norma was named in the Pacific on Tuesday evening and could impact Cabo San Lucas mid to late week as a Category 2 hurricane.
—Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mid
Adjective
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Plunkett was the unsung hero of that England team, the man who bowled the unsexy middle overs and invariably picked up crucial wickets: three of which came in the final, during that extraordinary win over New Zealand.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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The expansion team has exceeded expectations and is in contention to make the playoffs at the halfway point largely due to Thornton’s career year.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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The Gilded Age Season 3 reached its halfway point Sunday night with a big episode centered around Gladys’ (Taissa Farmiga) wedding to The Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb), and key in the lead-up to the nuptials is the arrival of Merritt Wever’s character Monica O’Brien.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 July 2025
Preposition
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Israel, Gaza and Lebanon are among the places represented on Locarno screens.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Aug. 2025
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The companies in the dataset are among those that are still actively trading on the stock market today.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
Preposition
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Established in 2001, ASU-Newport is a two-year community college that serves roughly 4,200 students annually through its main campus in Newport, as well as satellite campuses in Jonesboro and Marked Tree.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
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The massive expansion of I-35 through Austin began last year and is anticipated to be completed in 2033.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
Preposition
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Although not technically downtown — downtown's western boundary generally is defined as North Lamar Boulevard — the Belvedere comes amid a downtown building boom that has seen scores of new towers, many of them residential high-rises, transform the skyline during the past couple of decades.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The project also comes amid escalating tensions between Nashville councilmembers and the state involving the Nashville International Airport.—
Stuart Dyos,
The Tennessean,
30 July 2025
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“Mid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mid. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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