betwixt and between
adverb or adjective
: in a midway position : neither one thing nor the other
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The sentiment has carried over to her public life, from online commentary about her relationship with Toliver to her unusual place betwixt and between the Latin and Anglo markets.
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 May 2025
A lot of us feel betwixt and between our roots and our branches.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
In the betwixt and between moments—these liminal moments—when the old rules don’t count anymore, and the communities the people belong to break down.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 1 Mar. 2021
With this in mind, don’t expect a cinematic masterpiece; but do expect Olivia Newton-John in a pair of roller skates and second-skin spandex and a fantastically incoherent plot set betwixt and between planet Earth and the realm of the gods.
—Vogue, 3 Nov. 2020
But betwixt and between the half-dozen goriest tales are some of the most inventive, effective and downright moving Christmas crime stories in recent memory.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 9 May 2025
A lot of us feel betwixt and between our roots and our branches.
—Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022
In the betwixt and between moments—these liminal moments—when the old rules don’t count anymore, and the communities the people belong to break down.
—Arielle Pardes, Wired, 1 Mar. 2021
With this in mind, don’t expect a cinematic masterpiece; but do expect Olivia Newton-John in a pair of roller skates and second-skin spandex and a fantastically incoherent plot set betwixt and between planet Earth and the realm of the gods.
—Vogue, 3 Nov. 2020
But betwixt and between the half-dozen goriest tales are some of the most inventive, effective and downright moving Christmas crime stories in recent memory.
—Tom Nolan, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
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“Betwixt and between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/betwixt%20and%20between. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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