Meaning of middle ground | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A compromised position between extremes.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
2. The middle distance.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“You need⟳ to find⟳ the middle ground between the two extremes.”

“But musical ancestry aside, the influence⟳ to which [Justin] Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe⟳ is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind⟳ on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).”

“" [...] I want⟳ to work⟳ with the unions, I want⟳ to listen⟳ to their demands. We're not always going to agree⟳, of course, but they want⟳ public ownership of the railways to work⟳, and we want⟳ public ownership of the railways to work⟳, so actually there's a middle ground here."”

“This is not a land⟳ of blowouts. It’s a middle ground, and that’s reflected in voter registration rolls. Nearly 2.6 million North Carolinians declare⟳ themselves unaffiliated, while just over 2.4 million identify⟳ as Democrats and just under 2.2 million as Republicans. We don’t tilt. We teeter.”

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