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
The flagship series, which is in the midst of a multiseason order taking it through the 2026-27 season, will remain at CBS. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2025 Ripley’s wrestling his demons, and in the midst of that wrestle, this event kind of takes place, which, in a lot of ways, fast-tracks the wrestling as the circumstances turn a little dire. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025 Some experts are concerned that the U.S. is in the midst of a crisis of generosity. Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2025 Tonight, in the midst of the fall 2025 shows during Paris Fashion Week, a bevy of stars are arriving at the famed Musée du Louvre in the City of Light to mark a special evening. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for midst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midst
Noun
  • The Bar at Asher Adams The hotel's signature bar sits in the middle of its main hall built into the train station's original ticket windows with a wall of clocks above.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Piling snow in the middle or at the bottom of a slope can cause a dam effect, resulting in an icy mess during freezing and thawing cycles.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The puzzle at the center of The Accountant 2 matters insofar as the film needs a narrative propellant.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Southwest Coast Though the wild, untamed north and forested center of Grenada are well worth a visit, most travelers stick almost exclusively to the sandy southwest coast.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • By average annual salary, Darnold’s contract is one of the lowest among veteran starting quarterbacks.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Even before the potato blight, there was a degree of hunger among the Irish rural underclass that seemed like an ugly remnant of a receding past.
    Fintan O'Toole, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Preposition
  • Listen to this article Mayor Adams appointed four new deputy mayors on Friday to replace aides who submitted their resignations last month due to concerns about his leadership amid his ongoing federal corruption indictment.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Vocal crypto-critic Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has demanded immediate financial disclosures from Crypto Czar David Sacks (who reportedly liquidated his holdings just days ago), questioning potential conflicts of interest amid Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve announcement.
    Tonya M. Evans, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midst. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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