as in middle
a middle point between extremes
both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground
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Recent Examples of middle ground
The middle ground, in places like the city of Brookfield and Mequon, at least provides paths along major roads to major destinations, including shopping areas, schools and parks.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Union officials and company negotiators are meeting in the presence of a federal mediator, but apparently have not found middle ground since about 450 workers walked off the job on Tuesday.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
Republican leaders, the White House and disparate factions within the Senate and House GOP have been meeting to find middle ground on other pain points, such as tweaking the caps on state and local tax (SALT) deductions.
—Jackson Thompson , Kelly Phares, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
These teams are looking to either escape or avoid purgatory in the NHL’s middle ground and are all, to varying degrees, viewing this offseason as an opportunity to make that transition into the first group of contending teams.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Union officials and company negotiators are meeting in the presence of a federal mediator, but apparently have not found middle ground since about 450 workers walked off the job on Tuesday.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 3 July 2025
Republican leaders, the White House and disparate factions within the Senate and House GOP have been meeting to find middle ground on other pain points, such as tweaking the caps on state and local tax (SALT) deductions.
—Jackson Thompson , Kelly Phares, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
These teams are looking to either escape or avoid purgatory in the NHL’s middle ground and are all, to varying degrees, viewing this offseason as an opportunity to make that transition into the first group of contending teams.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle ground
middle
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By the middle of March, the city will begin receiving water from four new wells drilled into the aquifer, said Curtis Hancock, the city's utility director.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The Black Hawk collided with the passenger jet over the middle of the Potomac River.—
Ben Mause,
Baltimore Sun,
30 July 2025
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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20ground. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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