midst
1 Americannoun
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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.
idioms
preposition
noun
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surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one
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among us
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archaic the centre
preposition
Related Words
See middle.
Etymology
Origin of midst
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, equivalent to middes (aphetic variant of amiddes “in the middle”) + excrescent -t; amidst
Example Sentences
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In the midst of these attacks, dozens of tankers have stopped moving to avoid the strait.
From BBC
In Carney's own words, the world is "in the midst of a rupture, not a transition" and "if you are not at the table, you are on the menu".
From BBC
The city spent three weeks under grey skies in the midst of what looks to have been Scotland's fifth dullest winter since 1910.
From BBC
Ellison noted that the company was in the midst of ramping up spending by $1.5 billion to build out its theatrical and television content slates.
From MarketWatch
In the midst of award season, the Writers Guild Awards are generally considered a predictor for which films might be Academy Award contenders.
From Los Angeles Times
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