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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
Elphaba’s role is more complicated, and Erivo gives her strength in the midst of near-unending adversity. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2024 In the midst of his 25-date arena trek, Billboard caught up with the mariacheño superstar at the Barclays Center in New York for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look of his tour. Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 18 Nov. 2024 Downtown San Jose is in the midst of recovery efforts, with small businesses regaining footing and the city attracting new investment. Dan Phan, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024 The United States is in the midst of the biggest boom in clean energy manufacturing investments in history, spurred by laws like the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act. James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for midst 
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Noun
  • The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In campaign images by Rahul Bhatt, Cabello sits in the middle of a Miami street wearing a ringer-style graphic T-shirt with turquoise accents on the neckline and sleeves, paired with coordinating black and turquoise athletic shorts and her Blue Hour Moopie sneakers.
    Maggie Clancy, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Singapore’s race with Hong Kong to be the preeminent financial center of Asia is led by its Big Three banks: DBS Bank, United Overseas Bank (UOB), and OverseaChinese Banking Corp. (OCBC).
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 27 Nov. 2024
  • That private gathering is at the center of Conclave (available now on digital), directed by Edward Berger and starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Sergio Castellitto, Carlos Diehz, and Isabella Rossellini.
    Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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  • With one home game remaining against Big 12 cellar dweller OSU on Nov. 29, the atmosphere this fall has been among the greatest, if not the greatest, in the stadium’s 101-year history.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Shakira, Bad Bunny, Anitta and Karol G are among the more than two dozen artists nominated for the biggest awards of the night — record of the year, album of the year and song of the year.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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  • The program was capped in 2015, amid a state budget crisis.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The two have been dating since last year amid Majors’ trial, with the Roll Bounce actress often supporting him in court.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Midst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midst. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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