midstream
Americannoun
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the middle of a stream.
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the middle period of a process, course, or the like.
noun
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the middle of a stream or river
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the middle of a process or action
they tried to change the rules in midstream
adverb
Etymology
Origin of midstream
First recorded in 1275–1325, midstream is from the Middle English word myddstreme. See mid-, stream
Vocabulary lists containing midstream
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: mid-
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The news has affected midstream stocks the least: The Alerian MLP ETF was down less than 1% Monday morning, far less than oil producers and refiners.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
Clients of his firm use a separately managed account strategy to hold a diversified basket of midstream companies.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
As for where Oxbow is investing, he likes “the whole gamut” — oil and natural gas producers, midstream pipelines and some drillers that they’ve added in the past couple of months.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
European Command had recommended that the more than 4,000 soldiers of the armored brigade wouldn’t be backfilled after its regular nine-month rotation, according to DOD officials, but hadn’t urged that the deployment be halted midstream.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Then music plays, soft and low, full of cellos tonight, and it cuts out midstream.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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