What does middle ground mean?

Definitions for middle ground
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  1. middle groundnoun

    a compromise position between extremes

  2. middle groundnoun

    the middle distance

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of middle ground in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of middle ground in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of middle ground in a Sentence

  1. Evan Wasch:

    The objective and priority here was to avoid teams playing three games in three nights and look for a middle-ground approach.

  2. Yasser Abdelaziz:

    Many of its base lost confidence after the party failed to support the Brotherhood in its fight with the state. If you try to hold the middle ground you lose both sides.

  3. Republican Daron Shaw:

    Setting the politics aside, what’s interesting to me is that despite the ethical and religious implications of the issue for many, opinions on abortion tend to be quite nuanced, while 40 percent say abortion should always be permitted or never be permitted, about 60 percent prefer some sort of ‘middle-ground’ between the rights of the mother and the rights of the unborn. The question is where to draw that line.

  4. Karyn Cavanaugh:

    Greece can't pay their bills, there's no middle ground there and other countries are going to have to foot the bill and they are angry.

  5. North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker:

    For every action it creates an equal and opposite reaction. Sure, some of that is going to be able to be moved back and forth. But I believe there is still enough middle ground, enough breathing space that it keeps everybody on board in the asks that we have made.


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