the Mideast
noun
US
: the countries of northern Africa and southwestern Asia that are on or near the eastern edge of the Mediterranean Sea : the Near East
Examples of the Mideast in a Sentence
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Looking forward, Israel and the Mideast will retain their potency as both news sagas — and wedge issues.
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Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
Sea combat in the Mideast remains risky, something the Navy knows well.
—Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2024
At no point had either of them come to the swing state to discuss the Mideast conflict with voters.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Miami airport just added flights to Latin America and a link to the Mideast.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
The State Department has used its daily briefings to read out declarations of support from countries in Europe, the Mideast and elsewhere, including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, France and Britain.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Israel is the Mideast’s only democracy in a very tough neighborhood.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Media coverage of the war in the Mideast talks of the rising toll of Palestinian casualties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
While the West still doesn’t recognize the Taliban as Kabul’s government, nations in the Mideast and elsewhere have reached out to them.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune Asia, 5 June 2024
Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
Sea combat in the Mideast remains risky, something the Navy knows well.
—Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2024
At no point had either of them come to the swing state to discuss the Mideast conflict with voters.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Miami airport just added flights to Latin America and a link to the Mideast.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 12 June 2024
The State Department has used its daily briefings to read out declarations of support from countries in Europe, the Mideast and elsewhere, including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, France and Britain.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Israel is the Mideast’s only democracy in a very tough neighborhood.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
Media coverage of the war in the Mideast talks of the rising toll of Palestinian casualties.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
While the West still doesn’t recognize the Taliban as Kabul’s government, nations in the Mideast and elsewhere have reached out to them.
—Fortune Editors, Fortune Asia, 5 June 2024
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