middle ground

as in middle
a middle point between extremes both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground

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Recent Examples of middle ground This bill may find bipartisan support, as well, as Republicans and can find middle ground in helping out this group. Suzanne Blake, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 State Treasurer Erick Russell, who has been working with all parties to find middle ground, has praised the budget controls for dramatically improving Connecticut’s fiscal position. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025 Barner was essentially the middle ground between what Seattle wanted out of Noah Fant as a pass catcher and Pharaoh Brown as a blocker. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Anyone who thinks there is a middle ground left in America is delusional. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for middle ground 

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“Middle ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20ground. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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