midst 1 of 2

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as in middle
an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface stood in the midst of the crowd

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as in height
the most intense or characteristic phase of something in the midst of illustrating a new book

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midst

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preposition

as in amongst
in or into the middle of gave a victory speech midst cheering supporters

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Recent Examples of midst
Noun
Elphaba’s role is more complicated, and Erivo gives her strength in the midst of near-unending adversity. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024 In the midst of his 25-date arena trek, Billboard caught up with the mariacheño superstar at the Barclays Center in New York for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look of his tour. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024 Downtown San Jose is in the midst of recovery efforts, with small businesses regaining footing and the city attracting new investment. Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 The United States is in the midst of the biggest boom in clean energy manufacturing investments in history, spurred by laws like the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for midst 
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Noun
  • In campaign images by Rahul Bhatt, Cabello sits in the middle of a Miami street wearing a ringer-style graphic T-shirt with turquoise accents on the neckline and sleeves, paired with coordinating black and turquoise athletic shorts and her Blue Hour Moopie sneakers.
    Maggie Clancy, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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  • Singapore’s race with Hong Kong to be the preeminent financial center of Asia is led by its Big Three banks: DBS Bank, United Overseas Bank (UOB), and OverseaChinese Banking Corp. (OCBC).
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Next week, temperatures in the northern Plains will trend above average, according to the NWS center.
    Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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  • Ugg Classic Ultra Mini Platform Suede Platform styles have been a trend among stars like Gigi and Bella Hadid.
    Nicol Natale, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Its origins date back thousands of years when it was believed to have been founded as a Roman city, and is now among the most enticing destinations in the world to visit.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
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  • The gains come as the company appears to have bought itself more time from being delisted from the Nasdaq exchange amid delays in filing its financial reports.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • More:South Austin home transformed into icy landscape by water main break amid arctic blast The current forecast by the National Weather Service at Camp Mabry shows the low on Sunday — with a wind chill — will be 36 degrees, with rain also expected to hit on Sunday night.
    Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midst. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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