midsize

adjective

mid·​size ˈmid-ˌsīz How to pronounce midsize (audio)
variants or less commonly midsized
: of intermediate size
a midsize car

Examples of midsize in a Sentence

the midsize company was finding it increasingly difficult to compete with the corporate giants
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The report, based on a survey of 1,050 small and midsize businesses and 7,500 TikTok users, includes 33 small businesses and 200 consumers from Michigan. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024 As industry and population has consolidated into fewer, larger cities, the small or midsize ones have suffered. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024 In 2023 labor negotiations with the UAW, Stellantis agreed to reopen the Illinois plant to produce a midsize trucks and also make electric vehicle batteries at the site, the UAW said last year. Bill Koenig, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 Honda’s first modern EV may be built in a GM plant, but the midsize Prologue SUV looks, feels and is priced like a Honda. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for midsize 

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of midsize was in 1967

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“Midsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midsize. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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midsize

adjective
mid·​size ˈmid-ˌsīz How to pronounce midsize (audio)
: of intermediate size
a midsize car
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