midterm
noun
mid·term
ˈmid-ˌtərm (usual for sense 1b) 
-ˈtərm
1
a
: the middle of an academic term
b
: an examination at midterm
2
: the approximate middle of a term of office
Examples of midterm in a Sentence
The students will be busy taking midterms next week.
He dropped the course before midterm.
assessing the President's performance at midterm
Recent Examples on the Web
And findings from the research firm Equis, shared with Axios, show that U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly slightly surpassed Biden's share of the Latino vote in his midterm victory two years ago.
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Ben Giles, NPR, 8 May 2024
Democrats narrowly lost control of the House in the 2022 midterms, handing the chamber back to Republican leaders for the first time since early 2019.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 7 May 2024
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Ben Giles, NPR, 8 May 2024
Democrats narrowly lost control of the House in the 2022 midterms, handing the chamber back to Republican leaders for the first time since early 2019.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 7 May 2024
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“Midterm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midterm. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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