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midst
1[ midst ]
noun
- the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc.:
a familiar face in the midst of the crowd;
in the midst of the performance.
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- the middle point, part, or stage:
We arrived in the midst of a storm.
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midst
2[ midst ]
preposition
midst
1/ ɪ /
noun
- in the midst ofsurrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one
- in our midstamong us
- archaic.the centre
midst
2/ ɪ /
preposition
- poetic.See amid
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of midst1
Idioms and Phrases
- in our / your / their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them):
To think there was a spy in our midst!
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Example Sentences
In addition, commercial sales typically lead to new multifamily development, which the city desperately needs in the midst of a housing crisis.
“Now what has changed since 2016: We are in the midst of seeing progress being rolled back. Policies that we birthed being rolled back.”
Veteran pitcher Tyler Glasnow, meanwhile, was in the midst of one of his best seasons, not yet sidelined by the elbow injury that would end his campaign early and rule him out of the playoffs.
At 22 years old, Victoria is in the midst of trying to establish herself as an artist.
Around the edge lies a circle of 34 sapphires honoring late Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, who died in the midst of last year’s World Series run.
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