mid-Atlantic

adjective

: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina

mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches

: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

mid-Atlantic islands

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Leaves often end up in landfills There are benefits and drawbacks in making the annual choice to pick up the rake, Lou Meyer, a business developer for The Davey Tree Expert Company’s mid-Atlantic region, told USA Today. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024 Fast-forward to Thursday and the record warmth shifts into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. —

Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024 The 2012 Presidential election was similarly quiet about global warming—there was no mention of it in the debates—until Hurricane Sandy hit the mid-Atlantic, in late October. —

Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2024 More could be issued in the coming days for other parts of the Northeast and chillier spots of the mid-Atlantic. —

Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mid-Atlantic