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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
The Mavs were in the midst of a road trip when the front office pulled off the stunning blockbuster that sent Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris to Los Angeles for Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a 2029 first-round pick. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025 LaVine was in the midst of his most efficient scoring season with Chicago, providing the Kings a similarly productive offensive weapon to what the team lost in Fox. Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2025 In the midst of all that, SPT’s head of game shows Suzanne Prete on Monday sent CBS’ Wendy McMahon a letter informing her that Sony had taken back all control of Wheel and Jeopardy! including their global distribution. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2025 Gucci is in the midst of a turnaround under Cantino, who rose to the role in January, succeeding Jean-François Palus. Luisa Zargani, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for midst 
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Noun
  • Lamar stood in the middle of a flag that was divided into two sides, each of which had their backs turned to each other at one point.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • So what’s a flower farm doing in the middle of inner city Chicago?
    Martha Shade, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • There was so much clothing donated that donation centers started turning away offers.
    Kristin Deasy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2025
  • With Mark Williams sent back to the Charlotte Hornets over the weekend following the rescinding of the trade to the Los Angeles Lakers for Dalton Knecht, and Nurkic yet to speak to the media after being dealt from Phoenix, some are wondering what’s going on with the Bosnian center.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Feb. 2025
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  • Financial Incentives that Drive Value Saudi Arabia offers a range of incentive programs, among which is the film commission’s program.
    Partner Content, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
  • She’s also directed on series including The Night Agent, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities and Legion, among others.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Preposition
  • Meta, Amazon and Google have started eliminating diversity programs amid the shifting policy landscape.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Earlier, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said an Israeli delegation had returned from ceasefire talks in Qatar, amid already growing doubts over the Egyptian and Qatari-brokered process to end the war.
    James Mackenzie, Emily Rose, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025

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

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