the Midwest
noun
: the northern central part of the U.S. : the Middle West
the rich farmlands of the Midwest
—often used before another nounmy Midwest childhood
Midwest cities
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The Chicago Fed district is kind of the heart of the Midwest, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan.
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CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
Moisture usually flows right through the central Gulf Coast and into Tennessee and Kentucky and then parts of the Midwest in the spring and fall.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Thanks to clear skies, almost all of California is forecast to have good viewing conditions, along with some regions of other western states, parts of the Southwest and a pocket of the Midwest, including areas west and south of Chicago, according to AccuWeather.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Now, Barron said, there is no one left in the Midwest to perform that work.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
Moisture usually flows right through the central Gulf Coast and into Tennessee and Kentucky and then parts of the Midwest in the spring and fall.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Thanks to clear skies, almost all of California is forecast to have good viewing conditions, along with some regions of other western states, parts of the Southwest and a pocket of the Midwest, including areas west and south of Chicago, according to AccuWeather.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Now, Barron said, there is no one left in the Midwest to perform that work.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the Midwest
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“The Midwest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Midwest. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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