midwinter
noun
mid·win·ter ˈmid-ˈwin-tər 
-ˌwin-
1
: the winter solstice
2
: the middle of winter
midwinter adjective
Examples of midwinter in a Sentence
the heavy snows and frigid temperatures of midwinter
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Instead, precipitation arriving as rain – along with intermittent midwinter melting events – increased the runoff. —
Imtiaz Rangwala, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026 Instead, precipitation arriving as rain – along with intermittent midwinter melting events – increased the runoff. —Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026 Spring break calls for sand, sun, and surf, an escape from the midwinter blues. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026 The officials also maintained that it would have been complicated to roll out remote learning at the end of a midwinter break. —Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midwinter
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Imtiaz Rangwala, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026 Instead, precipitation arriving as rain – along with intermittent midwinter melting events – increased the runoff. —Imtiaz Rangwala, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026 Spring break calls for sand, sun, and surf, an escape from the midwinter blues. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026 The officials also maintained that it would have been complicated to roll out remote learning at the end of a midwinter break. —Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for midwinter
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“Midwinter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/midwinter. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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midwinter
noun
mid·win·ter ˈmid-ˈwint-ər
1
: the middle of winter
2
: the winter solstice
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