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middle of the road

[mid-l-uhv-thuh-rohd] / ˈmɪd l əv ðəˈroʊd /
NOUN
moderate position
Synonyms
WEAK
center centrism middle course middle ground middle way midway via media
middle-of-the-road
ADJECTIVE
moderate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
balanced compromising
WEAK
cautious conservative controlled disciplined even impartial indifferent inexpensive midway mild modest neutral noncommittal nonpartisan not excessive on the fence reasonable straight
NOUN
moderate position
Synonyms
WEAK
center centrism middle course middle ground middle way midway via media

Example Sentences

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Local authorities in Wuhan, Hubei province, began receiving calls "one after another" on Tuesday night about "multiple Apollo Go cars stopped in the middle of the road, unable to move", police said in a statement.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Trolley buses sputtered to a halt in the middle of the road.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

The man stood in the middle of the road in decadent Beverly Hills, gawking at one of those only-in-L.A. streetscapes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

Eskow: He also said there's nothing in the middle of the road except yellow lines and dead armadillos.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

He dropped the corn cob in the middle of the road and started to growl and dig at it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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