: a layer (as of leather or rubber) between the insole and the outsole of a shoe
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The result is the all-new Adirondack Low Hiker, which updates the original in three SKUs and features a Goodyear welt, EVA midsole, and matte black hardware, all anchored by the distinctive bold blue laces.
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
An internal, foam heel pad, a sculpted midsole, and stability web, provide capability, not just on the road, but for a variety of dynamic activities, wherever your day may take you.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
Shoes made for weightlifting, meanwhile, tend to be flatter and have rigid, firm midsoles and dense, rubbery outsoles (the part that touches the ground).
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Mar. 2025
The technology not only allowed designers to identify parts of the shoe that weren’t being used, for example 5.2 percent of the volume of the midsole foam had no impact.
—Kieran Alger, Wired News, 7 May 2025
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Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
An internal, foam heel pad, a sculpted midsole, and stability web, provide capability, not just on the road, but for a variety of dynamic activities, wherever your day may take you.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
Shoes made for weightlifting, meanwhile, tend to be flatter and have rigid, firm midsoles and dense, rubbery outsoles (the part that touches the ground).
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 11 Mar. 2025
The technology not only allowed designers to identify parts of the shoe that weren’t being used, for example 5.2 percent of the volume of the midsole foam had no impact.
—Kieran Alger, Wired News, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for midsole
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“Midsole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/midsole. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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