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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Noun
Reviewers also note that the item feels well-made and sturdy, with soft-close drawers that won’t slam shut in the midst of a movie marathon. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2025 Denver is in the midst of a four-game losing streak with struggles being front and center. Mikai Bruce, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 Eternal Sunshine is, on the surface, an entertainment institution’s performance of intimacy in the midst of a massive multimedia push that put her on Saturday Night Live and the Oscars red carpet the same weekend her album came out. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025 Gunn is in the midst of developing a live-action solo series centering on Davis' Waller. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midst
Noun
  • Myers said feedback from unions and regulators prompted Norfolk Southern to extend training from a nonconsecutive, four-week program with a monthlong break in the middle to a continuous five-week one.
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The shoe dropping, the call in the middle of the night, the attempt to take her emotional temperature on every phone call.
    Joan Didion, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Functionality of these three branches and the commensurate endurance of individual liberty center squarely on society’s universal respect for the rule of law.
    Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • And an unlikely mother is forced into the center of a battle between power and destiny.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
Preposition
  • Laos and Myanmar are also among the poorest countries in Asia.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
  • 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
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  • Defending champion Scottie Scheffler will try to win his third green jacket and Rory McIlroy will try again to win his first as the biggest names in golf come together amid the Georgia pines for 2025's first major championship.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Teddi Mellencamp says that her dad, John Mellencamp, is being proactive amid her cancer battle, with the rock icon apparently already making arrangements for her burial in Indiana.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midst. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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