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as in mean
a middle point between extremes
his salary is exactly at the middle of the company's pay scale
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
you must mark the exact middle point of each of these lines in order to solve the problem
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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
a house that is middle-sized for that neighborhood a man of middle height
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Recent Examples of middle
Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Evans signed an extension last August that was scheduled to keep the athletic director under contract through the 2028-29 academic year and gave him a $275,000 raise to a base salary of $1 million — near the middle of the Big Ten.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
The middle layer is connectivity, or companies figuring out how to connect mountains of data to LLMs.
—Jabari Young, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Carter wants justice for a father whose life started and ended so badly, but who lived the long middle dedicated to others.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Evans signed an extension last August that was scheduled to keep the athletic director under contract through the 2028-29 academic year and gave him a $275,000 raise to a base salary of $1 million — near the middle of the Big Ten.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
The middle layer is connectivity, or companies figuring out how to connect mountains of data to LLMs.
—Jabari Young, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middle
Noun
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In The Hulk, Ross uses dubious means to hunt down Bruce Banner.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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His underhanded attempt to maintain power over this case is a judicial power grab that the Department of Justice will fight by all means necessary.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nearly 12 years ago, Randy Travis flatlined three times in the midst of a stroke.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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The entire Rio Rancho junior varsity baseball team was suspended in the midst of the probe.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Beginner lessons start with a briefing on ocean safety and surf etiquette, before moving into waist deep water where students can familiarize themselves with their longboards.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
15 Apr. 2025
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In television interviews, Sandy, with her big frizzy hair and animal print leggings often bent horseshoes, while the uber-tall Durk, with his teeny tiny workout shorts, a halter top and a large silver western belt slung around his waist, spouted off factual scientific studies.—
Hayley Krischer,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Rose is the 13th man age 40 or older to lead at the halfway point of a major since 2012.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Piastri was coasting around the track for much of the race, building up a solid lead over his rivals, before a safety car injected some jeopardy at the halfway point.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The experts predict the economy will nearly stall in 2025, growing 0.8%, down from their projection of 1.7% just last month, according to the average estimate of 46 economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer Blue Chip Economic Indicators on April 4 and April 7.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Whereas Laine’s attempts hit the net 60.8 percent of the time on average this season, that is down to 37.5 percent in the last six games.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutor disbarred at midpoint of trial On the third day of the trial, Blok said, the Idaho Supreme Court disbarred Oleson for unrelated professional misconduct violations.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2025
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Some veterans have impressed at the midpoint of coach Mike Norvell's spring-practice rebuilding as FSU aims to recover from last year's horrible campaign.—
Bob Ferrante,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Temperature could drop as low as the upper 40s to near 50 in South Florida suburbs, and to the low to mid 50s along the coast.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
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The East should also warm to above normal early to mid week, before cooling off again back to normal (or slightly below) late week, according to the Weather Prediction Center.—
Doyle Rice,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Middle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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