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mid

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preposition

as in amongst
in or into the middle of mid a tangle of weeds grew a perfect rose

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Recent Examples of mid
Adjective
More snow is predicted for most of Tuesday with a high temperature in the mid 30s. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2025 Snow will begin to exit by the mid to late afternoon. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Preposition
An early bloomer that opens in mid to late June and continues into August. Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Aug. 2024 Tropical Storm Norma was named in the Pacific on Tuesday evening and could impact Cabo San Lucas mid to late week as a Category 2 hurricane. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for mid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mid
Adjective
  • The former is a crime thriller about a former baseball player (Austin Butler) who gets caught up in New York City’s underworld in the 1990s, while the latter is a romantic fantasy that follows two middle aged people who step through a magical portal into their past lives.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The company exports 95% of its product, with the remaining 5% sold in Angola to primarily middle and upper-class customers, says José.
    Tom Page, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Today, April 1, is the halfway mark between the 2020 and 2030 decennial census counts.
    Julie Menin, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Throughout the first three seasons — with the third currently just past the halfway mark — there has been no shortage of deaths, with even some of the show's biggest stars making unexpected departures.
    Stacy Lambe, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • That’s among the most pessimistic readings in the 38-year history of mood m0notoring on Main Street.
    John Buckingham, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Laos and Myanmar are also among the poorest countries in Asia.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
Preposition
  • Manufacturers Victus, Marucci, and Chandler Bats have all begun selling torpedo bats through their websites, with prices ranging from $199 to $239.
    Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • It was not understood that the artist, through rigorous pictorial research, was aiming to chart the history of the image of female genitalia in the history of art from the classical period onward.
    Paola Ugolini, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Preposition
  • The 16th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft came out of the gates hot amid injuries to Sixers stars Joel Embiid and Paul George.
    DJ Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Hint: There is only one Robbers stealing millions worth of Nike merchandise in train heists The arrests come amid a string of train heists targeting Nike shoes around the West.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Mid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mid. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

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