midwinter
noun
mid·win·ter
ˈmid-ˈwin-tər 
-ˌwin-
1
: the winter solstice
2
: the middle of winter
midwinter
adjective
Examples of midwinter in a Sentence
the heavy snows and frigid temperatures of midwinter
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is, in these darkest days of midwinter, one of the city’s spiritual hot spots, thanks to the harmonic convergence of two outstanding and very different exhibitions, both closing soon.
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
At one point, according to the University of South-Eastern Norway, the drink—which traces back to the pre-Christian pagan midwinter festival but was later adopted to honor Mary and Jesus—was mandatory.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The butterfly-like blooms appear in early to midwinter and last for weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Google also has a free laundry room with 10 sturdy Maytag washer-dryers, and a mobile carwash comes every Wednesday.
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Even in midwinter, the two vegetable gardens at Google’s headquarters are abundant with produce, and the citrus trees are laden with fruit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
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Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
At one point, according to the University of South-Eastern Norway, the drink—which traces back to the pre-Christian pagan midwinter festival but was later adopted to honor Mary and Jesus—was mandatory.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The butterfly-like blooms appear in early to midwinter and last for weeks.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
Google also has a free laundry room with 10 sturdy Maytag washer-dryers, and a mobile carwash comes every Wednesday.
Grow Your Own
Even in midwinter, the two vegetable gardens at Google’s headquarters are abundant with produce, and the citrus trees are laden with fruit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 May 2011
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“Midwinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midwinter. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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midwinter
noun
mid·win·ter
ˈmid-ˈwint-ər
1
: the middle of winter
2
: the winter solstice
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