midwinter
Americannoun
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the middle or depth of the winter
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( as modifier )
a midwinter festival
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another name for winter solstice
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Bottom line, on a midwinter day when most of this country’s major-league baseball stadiums were empty, Chavez Ravine was full of life and wonder and winning.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026
How were so many otherwise reasonable people pranked into venturing to an empty Brooklyn Bridge Park in the bleak midwinter as 2025 ebbed to nothing, for nothing?
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
Social gatherings spill out onto sunny patios, bands play live music outdoors around the base areas, and resort-sponsored festivities in the fresh air are plentiful, offering welcome relief from the overcrowded indoor spaces of midwinter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
The ground in November is not as cold as it would be in midwinter so some of the snow hitting the roads will probably melt, though larger accumulations could gather on colder grassy surfaces.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2024
“There’s not much to tell. School is school. It’s midwinter break now.”
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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