midterm

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Recent Examples of midterm Its release comes as Democratic voters grow more skeptical of Israel and candidates who favor ending military aid gain traction ahead of midterm elections and the next presidential campaign. — Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The Senate adjourned Wednesday for the last time before the midterm elections after Democrats blocked Republicans’ last-ditch push to pass more legislation. — Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 That quote might be worth revisiting after the midterm elections in November. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Hamilton’s challenge to Marshall has generated national attention as Republicans prepare for a potentially agonizing midterm election. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midterm
Recent Examples of Synonyms for midterm
Noun
  • September and October tend to be among the months where the VIX jumps the most, after midyear drops.
    — Joanna Ossinger,Justina Lee, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
  • If the money doesn’t materialize, CPS may have to resort to midyear cuts.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • After families submit an initial pretest for students, the district manages the weekly testing through mobile clinics that move from campus to campus.
    — Howard Blume Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2021
  • Every unit starts with a pretest, so teachers don’t waste time.
    — Eva-Marie Ayala, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2021
Noun
  • That framing moves odor out of the hygiene aisle and into the exam room.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When OpenAI went from o1-preview to o1, its score on a competition math exam rose roughly 30 points, while its score on a broad general-knowledge test (Massive Multitask Language Understanding, or MMLU) slipped a point and a half.
    — Dhyey Mavani, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • If competitors could see the same thing and chose not to act, that’s a signal the market itself may be overdue for a retest, not that the opportunity is fake.
    — Piotr Tomasik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Since that retest, AMGN has rebuilt completely and is now making new all-time highs.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/midterm. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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