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
During his first six-year House tenure, Democrats held commanding majorities in the midst of the party’s 40 years straight in control of the chamber. David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025 In the midst of being stood up at a restaurant, she’s approached by Jonah Hauer-King’s Connor Blake, who, as a former employee of the establishment, was encouraged by his bartender friend to cheer her up. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025 Ledford is a songwriter to watch, spinning urgent, gripping tales of life’s ups and downs in the midst of a wildly colorful and psychedelic musical universe. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025 The program is a key source of revenue for the state’s environmental, climate and other priorities in the midst of a challenging budget year marked by a $12 billion budget deficit. Calmatters, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midst
Noun
  • In another sketch, a woman who may be Baker herself stands in the middle of a room filled with books, handing an eager young girl—perhaps the artist, one Jeanette Harris— a volume with the title Book of Famous Women.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Cut a band of holes at different heights and about 1 inch apart around the middle of the pumpkin with a small sharp knife.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But the center’s allegations are of another type.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • According to Pliops, deploying Pliops XDP LightningAI in data centers offers significant cost savings.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Preposition
  • Zinn is well known among organizers of public events in Salt Lake City and often showed up in public forums intending to disrupt the event or question the high-profile speaker, The New York Times reported.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Sluggish consumption, a manufacturing glut and prolonged woes in the country’s vast property sector are among the main challenges now vexing Beijing policymakers and businesses.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Preposition
  • With the developments being closely monitored in the ICC’s Dubai headquarters and Lausanne, the Olympic capital, it is believed that USA Cricket agreed to suspend the termination amid much furore.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • At least 900 tourists were stranded near the Inca citadel on Tuesday after the train service PeruRail was suspended on Monday because the route was blocked amid protests between local residents and authorities, Reuters reported.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midst. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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