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 acceptable middle ground, after weeks of disagreement, was a tiny ceremony at the neighborhood’s community center.
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Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Meta's idea here is a middle ground to help users express themselves further in their posts without making your Threads feed harder to navigate.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
With 8 grams of protein per serving, Three Wishes is kind of a middle ground between our two top picks.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Luckily, there’s middle ground to be found.
—Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Meta's idea here is a middle ground to help users express themselves further in their posts without making your Threads feed harder to navigate.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
With 8 grams of protein per serving, Three Wishes is kind of a middle ground between our two top picks.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Luckily, there’s middle ground to be found.
—Elissa Garay, AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle ground
middle
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In another sketch, a woman who may be Baker herself stands in the middle of a room filled with books, handing an eager young girl—perhaps the artist, one Jeanette Harris— a volume with the title Book of Famous Women.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cut a band of holes at different heights and about 1 inch apart around the middle of the pumpkin with a small sharp knife.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20ground. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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