mid-Atlantic
adjective
1
: 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
2
: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic islands
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Some residents in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions woke up to a white Christmas Eve on Tuesday morning.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
The snow is supposed to end by Tuesday afternoon, and temperatures in the mid-Atlantic region will rise above freezing following a days-long cold snap.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The system is moving eastward, and winter weather advisories are in effect from Wisconsin to Maine, as well as portions of the mid-Atlantic, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
But a third report said manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region is unexpectedly contracting again despite economists’ expectations for growth.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 25 Dec. 2024
The snow is supposed to end by Tuesday afternoon, and temperatures in the mid-Atlantic region will rise above freezing following a days-long cold snap.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
The system is moving eastward, and winter weather advisories are in effect from Wisconsin to Maine, as well as portions of the mid-Atlantic, including Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Philadelphia.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
But a third report said manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region is unexpectedly contracting again despite economists’ expectations for growth.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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