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nounmidsole (plural midsoles)
plural midsoles
- The layer of a shoe in between the outsole and insole, typically there for shock absorption.
But that is not stopping Brooks Sports from introducing its BioMoGo midsole, made with an additive that the company says will promote the break down of the polymers within 20 years.
2007 December 13, Sarah Bowen Shea, “Racing to Be in Step With the Green Movement”, in New York TimesSynonyms: middlesole
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nounThe layer of a shoe in between the outsole and insole, typically there for shock absorption.
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midsole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsole
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“midsole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsole. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midsole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midsole.
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