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as in middle
a middle point between extremes
always choose a wine that is at the midpoint of the range of prices on the list
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Recent Examples of midpoint
That is different from the rule-book strike zone of a cube whose top is the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants and whose bottom is at the hollow beneath the kneecap.
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Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Infielder Ezequiel Duran — who may have been closer to the edge at the camp’s midpoint — hit three home runs in his last seven games to boost his candidacy as the club’s utility option.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
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
What exactly is that otherworldly lead bridging into the song’s midpoint and bookending its call-and-response outro?
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
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Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Infielder Ezequiel Duran — who may have been closer to the edge at the camp’s midpoint — hit three home runs in his last seven games to boost his candidacy as the club’s utility option.
—Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
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
What exactly is that otherworldly lead bridging into the song’s midpoint and bookending its call-and-response outro?
—Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midpoint
Noun
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Someone breaking in the middle of the night … tying you up, these … are things that are nightmares.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the Dominican Republic, commercial fishers sometimes place a palm tree, floating upright and attached to a buoy, in the middle of the ocean.—
Mike Kurlansky,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In the midst of a restitution battle, records show that Kilpatrick is at risk of losing a home in Novi over more than $50,000 in unpaid property taxes.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Afarideh and Ebadatdoust are now grappling with how to move forward – how to rebuild their institute, where to find the funds, and how to support their staff and students in the midst of war.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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The Slovenian center set the team's career scoring record last month.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Flash forward to the present, however, and the data centers that are popping up everywhere are amid the AI boom are most decidedly not being built in the ocean.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Midpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midpoint. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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