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straddling the fence

ADJECTIVE

middle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intermediate

STRONG

average center inside intervening mainstream mean median medium mezzo

WEAK

between betwixt and between centermost equidistant halfway inner medial middle-of-the-road middlemost midmost smack in the middle

Antonyms

STRONG

exterior extreme outside

WEAK

border outer

ADJECTIVE

midway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

halfway

STRONG

average center central inside intermediate mainstream mean median medium mezzo

WEAK

between betwixt and between centermost equidistant inner intervening medial mid middle-of-the-road middlemost midmost smack in the middle

Antonyms

STRONG

exterior extreme outside peripheral

NOUN

middle ground

Synonyms

WEAK

center centrism golden mean happy medium interface meeting ground middle of the road neutral territory

Example Sentences

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But that’s not the same as straddling the fence.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Often straddling the fence between newgrass and country rock, Mr. Crowe added steel guitar and drums to his lineup during Whitley’s tenure in the band.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2022

Using your hooked leg and your arms, pull yourself up so that you’re straddling the fence.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2020

We had been straddling the fence on the subject of having children, but eventually ended up on different sides.

From Slate • Oct. 24, 2019

He glanced resentfully to the right, where Judge Weatherup was straddling the fence, and to the left, where Yancy was annoying the bullfrogs.

From Murder in Any Degree by Johnson, Owen

straddling the fence

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