mid-Atlantic
adjective
1
: of or relating to the region of the U.S. that includes all or some of the states between New York and South Carolina
mid-Atlantic states/cities/beaches
2
: located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
mid-Atlantic islands
Examples of mid-Atlantic in a Sentence
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Another report on Thursday said growth in manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region accelerated sharply, when economists were expecting a contraction.
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Zimo Zhong, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
The yield was at 4.64% at midday Thursday after new data on applications for unemployment benefits and a report showing manufacturing growth in the mid-Atlantic region pointed to a stronger-than-expected U.S. economy.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Twenty-five million people are in the severe risk zone across the Plains and the mid-Atlantic for storms producing baseball-size hail and a few tornadoes in the evening and lasting overnight.
—Erin McGarry, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Most of the eastern U.S. continued to face threats of severe weather Thursday afternoon as a deadly storm system that inflicted immense damage across the Gulf Coast headed north, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and possible tornadoes to the Southeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Areas from the Southern Plains to the mid-Atlantic and much of the north-central US
Thin, high-level clouds
High level clouds are thin and wispy and can cover much of the sky but still let plenty of light through.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The storm is expected to move over the mid-Atlantic Coast by Thursday evening and northeastward to the Gulf of Maine by Friday, according to the weather service.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Storms will continue to bring the threat of twisters, strong winds and large hail, this time to parts of the Southeast and East Coast from Florida to the mid-Atlantic.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
In mid-Atlantic and farther south, rat remains contained relatively higher amounts of 13C on average, indicating a diet heavier in corn or warm-weather plants and following human agricultural trends.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
Zimo Zhong, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
The yield was at 4.64% at midday Thursday after new data on applications for unemployment benefits and a report showing manufacturing growth in the mid-Atlantic region pointed to a stronger-than-expected U.S. economy.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Twenty-five million people are in the severe risk zone across the Plains and the mid-Atlantic for storms producing baseball-size hail and a few tornadoes in the evening and lasting overnight.
—Erin McGarry, NBC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Most of the eastern U.S. continued to face threats of severe weather Thursday afternoon as a deadly storm system that inflicted immense damage across the Gulf Coast headed north, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and possible tornadoes to the Southeast, mid-Atlantic and Great Lakes regions.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
Areas from the Southern Plains to the mid-Atlantic and much of the north-central US
Thin, high-level clouds
High level clouds are thin and wispy and can cover much of the sky but still let plenty of light through.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The storm is expected to move over the mid-Atlantic Coast by Thursday evening and northeastward to the Gulf of Maine by Friday, according to the weather service.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
Storms will continue to bring the threat of twisters, strong winds and large hail, this time to parts of the Southeast and East Coast from Florida to the mid-Atlantic.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
In mid-Atlantic and farther south, rat remains contained relatively higher amounts of 13C on average, indicating a diet heavier in corn or warm-weather plants and following human agricultural trends.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Mid-Atlantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mid-Atlantic. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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