the Midwest
noun
: the northern central part of the U.S. : the Middle West
the rich farmlands of the Midwest
—often used before another nounmy Midwest childhood
Midwest cities
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Severe flooding in Frankfort, Kentucky, caused by days of heavy rainfall across the Midwest on April 7, 2025.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
What To Know According to the NWS, freeze warnings were in effect across large portions of the Midwest, East and South, including parts of Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Georgia.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Clayton specifically studied how Purdue point guard Braden Smith — a fellow first-team All-American who had a season-best 15 assists against Houston in the Sweet 16 — combatted Kelvin Sampson’s aggressive defense and brought the Boilermakers within a basket of beating the No. 1 seed in the Midwest.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The Health and Human Services regional office in Chicago is among the department's recent closures, leaving the Midwest without a local point of contact for heating assistance, child care programs, Meals on Wheels and more.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
What To Know According to the NWS, freeze warnings were in effect across large portions of the Midwest, East and South, including parts of Alabama, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Georgia.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Clayton specifically studied how Purdue point guard Braden Smith — a fellow first-team All-American who had a season-best 15 assists against Houston in the Sweet 16 — combatted Kelvin Sampson’s aggressive defense and brought the Boilermakers within a basket of beating the No. 1 seed in the Midwest.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The Health and Human Services regional office in Chicago is among the department's recent closures, leaving the Midwest without a local point of contact for heating assistance, child care programs, Meals on Wheels and more.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Midwest
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“The Midwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Midwest. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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