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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The 2026 Ford Explorer’s off-road credibility is in for a boost when the midsize SUV adds a model with the automaker’s popular Tremor badge later this year. Mark Phelan, USA Today, 30 June 2025 According to Verizon’s 2025 Small Business Survey, 38% of small and midsize businesses in the U.S. now use AI tools for marketing and other daily tasks. Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025 The Sorento is a midsize 3 row SUV built in the Hwasung, Korea assembly plant and sold in North America by Kia. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 9 June 2025 EVs tend to have interiors that are far larger than gasoline models of the same exterior dimensions (a company SUV will have the interior space of a midsize SUV, for example). Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for midsize

Word History

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 5 Jul. 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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