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Definition of amidst : Alt. of Amid

Synonyms:

equidistant, amid, intermediate, halfway, in our/their/your midst, intervening, among, between, poised

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• Besides plundering and burning the towns and settlements, these bloody pirates put the old and helpless to the sword, destroy the cattle and plantations, and annually carry off to their own homes as many as a thousand captives of both sexes, who, if they are poor and without hopes of being redeemed, are destined to drag out a miserable existence amidst the most fatiguing and painful labor, sometimes accompanied with torments. - "The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes", Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes.
• And amidst the rack of savage chorus came the harsh human voice that had little the better of the animal world in the pleasing quality of its note. - "The Heart of Unaga", Ridgwell Cullum.
• Mayest thou have such happiness as life can give; but souls such as thine make their nest like the eagle, upon rocks and amidst the storms. - "Rienzi", Edward Bulwer Lytton.