the Midwest

noun

: the northern central part of the U.S. : the Middle West

the rich farmlands of the Midwest

—often used before another noun

my Midwest childhood

Midwest cities

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Thanks for following along. jen chaney Updated Nov. 5, 2024, 11:20 PM EST In all seriousness, this is depressing as hell Kornacki has been sharing a lot of percentage points and weird names of counties in the Midwest — Winnebago? — for the past five-plus hours. —

Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024 AccuWeather experts upgraded the potential for severe storms in the Midwest to a high risk. —

Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 Zoom in: Health systems are getting inundated with pitches for AI technology, David Newman, chief medical officer of virtual care for Sanford Health System, which operates 48 medical centers and more than 200 clinics in the Midwest, told Axios. —

Tina Reed, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 By Monday night, the threat of severe weather will shift toward Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, the mid-Mississippi Valley and the Midwest. —

Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Midwest