middle ground

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noun

an intermediate position, area, or recourse between two opposites or extremes; a halfway or neutral standpoint.

Nautical. a length of comparatively shallow water having channels on both sides.

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Origin of middle ground

First recorded in 1775–85

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“I have chosen a ‘middle-ground’ method of moderation, a sort of behind-the-scenes prodding,” he wrote in a posting.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The latest research suggests a middle-ground, and it's worth looking at what they were trading.
Every Viking ‘Fact’ Is Wrong|Nico Hines|March 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This McClatchy-Marist poll tells us that a middle-ground approach would be popular across the board.
How Republicans Are Duping Members of Their Own Party|Michael Tomasky|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then the work passes to the middle-ground painters, who have their half-tone pots within easy reach.
Amos Kilbright; His Adscititious Experiences|Frank R. Stockton

Between these two points is no middle-ground, either in the fields of Art or of Religion.
Garden-Craft Old and New|John D. Sedding
And yet I return to a prior stand-point and insist that there is a middle-ground, even here, the juste milieu, as the French say.
The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion|Henry Lunettes
It would be difficult to find a middle-ground and distance surpassing those of this picture.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844|Various
An island has formed and is still growing near the mouth of the Wang-poo, known to pilots as the "middle-ground."
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg,|Alexander Michie

British Dictionary definitions for middle ground

middle ground

noun

another term for middle distanceSee middle-distance (def. 2)

a position of compromise between two opposing views, parties, etc

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