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Recent Examples of midst
Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Blackpink is currently in the midst of their reunion trek, titled the Deadline tour.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
For the cover of the July 21, 2025, issue, the artist Joost Swarte portrays how New Yorkers have been feeling in the midst of a heat wave.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The city is in the midst of a wave of openings—new restaurants, new shops, and, notably, new hotels.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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Noun
Mari said the strike has now expanded to include Teamsters in California and Washington state, and that upwards of 4,000 union members are now in the midst of a work stoppage.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
Blackpink is currently in the midst of their reunion trek, titled the Deadline tour.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
For the cover of the July 21, 2025, issue, the artist Joost Swarte portrays how New Yorkers have been feeling in the midst of a heat wave.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
The city is in the midst of a wave of openings—new restaurants, new shops, and, notably, new hotels.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for midst
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Black Sabbath singer's coffin was driven along Broad Street in the city center.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
31 July 2025
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The account, originally meant to help fund both of their college expenses, has now become the center of a family disagreement.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Preposition
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The cops bust in, arrest her and find the watch among some other damning bits of evidence.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
1 Aug. 2025
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Elkin’s sons, Andre and David, joined the family business after graduating from college, followed by their sons and wives as the family spread out among the branches.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
1 Aug. 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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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midst. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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