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
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
  • Pretty much everything else is shuffled off to the infotainment system, a single circular touchscreen that lives in the middle of the dash.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The trial is expected to last through the middle of May, according to the court's calendar.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cartwright had been staying in the mill overnight with employees and armed reservists from the Cumberland militia, one of many military units dispatched to centers of unrest.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Preposition
  • Vietnam, meanwhile, is among the more than 75 countries that have engaged in negotiations with the Trump administration for trade deals to avoid steep reciprocal tariffs.
    John Bacon, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
  • About 75 residents were present spread out among the historic church’s wooden pews to watch the event.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 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
  • Yet despite the temporary relief, future growth is far from certain amid a very cloudy macro-economic outlook.
    Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midst. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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