midterm
noun
mid·term
ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b) 
-ˈtərm
1
a
: the middle of an academic term
b
: an examination at midterm
2
: the approximate middle of a term of office
Examples of midterm in a Sentence
The students will be busy taking midterms next week.
He dropped the course before midterm.
assessing the President's performance at midterm
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Gonzalez, who defeated Flores in the November midterms of that year by more than eight points, remains a moderate Democrat in a district increasingly focused on border security.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
As many as 25 billion — that’s billion with a b — messages have been sent this political cycle, according to one estimate, which is about 10 billion more than the 2022 midterms.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Some parents in the Greater Cincinnati area stressed the importance of exposing their kids to the voting process in a weekly column published in the Enquirer during the 2018 midterm election.
—Jenna Prestininzi, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
In the 2022 midterms, nearly half of voters chose to do so early, far surpassing pre-pandemic numbers.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
As many as 25 billion — that’s billion with a b — messages have been sent this political cycle, according to one estimate, which is about 10 billion more than the 2022 midterms.
—David MacK, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Some parents in the Greater Cincinnati area stressed the importance of exposing their kids to the voting process in a weekly column published in the Enquirer during the 2018 midterm election.
—Jenna Prestininzi, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
In the 2022 midterms, nearly half of voters chose to do so early, far surpassing pre-pandemic numbers.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midterm. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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