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as in mean
a middle point between extremes
his salary is exactly at the middle of the company's pay scale
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
you must mark the exact middle point of each of these lines in order to solve the problem
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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
a house that is middle-sized for that neighborhood a man of middle height
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Recent Examples of middle
Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Denver was planning to double-team from the middle of the floor, but the MVP favorite recognized it and slithered to his right, away from the help.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
The prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Nuggets already held tiebreakers over the Rockets and Timberwolves by virtue of having won the season series against both teams, but the Lakers not only denied them a clean sweep in the crowded middle but now own tiebreakers over both Denver and Minnesota.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Denver was planning to double-team from the middle of the floor, but the MVP favorite recognized it and slithered to his right, away from the help.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Central parts of the country could see a cold front sweep across, including freezing rains and high winds, particularly in the Midwest and middle-southern United States.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
The prosecutors described a pyramid of murder and impunity with Duterte at the apex, police and civilian officials in the middle, and low-level policemen, police assets, and hit men at the bottom.
—Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle
Noun
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But by all means, there was times last year CJ couldn’t practice, CJ couldn’t play, that Raylen took over.—
Connor Riley,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Congress responded by authorizing all necessary means to go after the perpetrators of 9/11.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Her publicist turned manager, Billy (Dan Bucatinsky, also an executive producer of the series), has become encased in a bubble of success, too, and is in the midst of floating off into rich-gay megalomania.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Iran is in the midst of a six-year drought.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Kardashian paired the shimmering look from the Italian fashion house with platform pumps and a cropped black lob with a side-part, a clear departure from her usual waist-length tresses.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her hair grew longer and stronger, eventually reaching waist length.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Around the halfway point, though, the situation began to change.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Biro’s sending off came after battling for the ball with Charlotte FC striker Idan Toklomati on the halfway line.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This double-digit spread is orders of magnitude greater than the historical average spread of fewer than $5.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tiny Goliath Trounces an Even Tinier David<\/h2>
While the iPad will continue to help the average user get by with paying the bills or writing their next breakout sci-fi novel, while maybe even tweaking some family photos, the MacBook Neo’s superior processor does it all better.
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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One notable feature is how often the stock has managed to bottom once the RSI drifts toward the midpoint of its range.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Welcome back to the Capitol, where Colorado lawmakers will pass the midpoint of the 2026 session later this week.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Voikietaitis' dominance was a theme all night as the sophomore center from Lithuania grabbed as many rebounds (11) as the Cougars had as a team in the first half.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Already the conflict has seen hundreds killed, with a blast at a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul on March 16, 2026, killing more than 400 people, according to Afghanistan’s Taliban government.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The missile system features an inertial navigation system (INS) and mid-course Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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Typical mid-March high temperatures in Boise are in the mid-50s, according to the agency’s data.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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