midsize

adjective

mid·​size ˈmid-ˌsīz How to pronounce midsize (audio)
variants or less commonly midsized
: of intermediate size
a midsize car

Examples of midsize in a Sentence

the midsize company was finding it increasingly difficult to compete with the corporate giants
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Eight small SUVs, nine midsize SUVs, eight midsize luxury SUVs and three large SUVs combine for 28 of the 36 Top Safety Pick+ awards. Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 The Crown is a midsize sedan built in Aichi, Japan and sold world wide by Toyota. Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025 So far, the change applies only to Meerut, a midsize city northeast of New Delhi. Anupreeta Das, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025 Now, though, Koepp is seemingly hell-bent on reviving the midsize feature that Hollywood has been missing. David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midsize

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First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of midsize was in 1967

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“Midsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midsize. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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midsize

adjective
mid·​size ˈmid-ˌsīz How to pronounce midsize (audio)
: of intermediate size
a midsize car
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