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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The storm should pass through the mid-Atlantic region and clear out of New York by Friday afternoon before lingering in the Northeast through Saturday.
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
Rain and thunder will also hamper the pleasure in sections of the mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Gulf Coast.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The company is especially concentrated in the southern and mid-Atlantic U.S.
McAlister's has opened 25 new locations in 2024, including its first stores in Minnesota and Maryland, Morena said.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Scenario two: a weaker, slower storm Another possible scenario would see the heaviest rain and risk for wet snow largely shift out of the Northeast and instead create a much wetter Thanksgiving for the mid-Atlantic.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2024
Rain and thunder will also hamper the pleasure in sections of the mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Gulf Coast.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The company is especially concentrated in the southern and mid-Atlantic U.S.
McAlister's has opened 25 new locations in 2024, including its first stores in Minnesota and Maryland, Morena said.
—Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
Scenario two: a weaker, slower storm Another possible scenario would see the heaviest rain and risk for wet snow largely shift out of the Northeast and instead create a much wetter Thanksgiving for the mid-Atlantic.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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