as in middle
a middle point between extremes
both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground
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Recent Examples of middle ground
The main audience, all of us mainly are middle ground kids.
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Judge In the matter of the bombshell CNN video released last year that showed Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura at a Los Angeles hotel, Subramanian left the opposing parties to find middle ground as to whether it can be presented to jurors.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Far from staging combative debates, Newsom — who's widely expected to run for president in 2028 — struck a conciliatory tone and sought middle ground in his debut podcast episodes.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Confirmable details suggest a middle ground, with the assault troops taking casualties but surprising and hitting Ukrainian defensive positions from the rear.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Mar. 2025
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Judge In the matter of the bombshell CNN video released last year that showed Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura at a Los Angeles hotel, Subramanian left the opposing parties to find middle ground as to whether it can be presented to jurors.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2025
Far from staging combative debates, Newsom — who's widely expected to run for president in 2028 — struck a conciliatory tone and sought middle ground in his debut podcast episodes.
—Zachary Basu, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
Confirmable details suggest a middle ground, with the assault troops taking casualties but surprising and hitting Ukrainian defensive positions from the rear.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for middle ground
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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20ground. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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