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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.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,the middle point, part, or stage.
We arrived in the midst of a storm.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: ,
midst
2[midst]
preposition
midst
1/ ɪ /
noun
surrounded or enveloped by; at a point during, esp a climactic one
among us
archaicthe centre
midst
2/ ɪ /
preposition
poeticSee 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!
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
And in the midst of it, we’re watching our neighbors, the people who keep our neighborhood joints running, live in fear, especially amid a rise in ICE arrests and political scapegoating.
Many parts of the UK are in the midst of heatwave conditions and an amber heat health alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency across England until Monday.
A spokesperson for Mr Walter's company confirmed the billionaire financier was in the midst of a deal with the Lakers.
And in the midst of it, my fans are able to see who I am as a person and how deeply I love, how loyal I am.
When Israel launched its campaign, the U.S. and Iran were in the midst of negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, with the sixth round of those negotiations slated for Sunday in the Omani capital, Muscat.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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