happy medium
noun
: a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes
The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.
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Epilators strike a happy medium, using rotating tweezers to pull out multiple hairs at once—sometimes up to 40.
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 July 2025
Simple, low-effort ways to get started Start with a non-alcoholic drink
Believe it or not, there’s a happy medium between an adult beverage and a plain glass of water.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
The combination finds a happy medium between modern and nature-inspired.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Care was also taken to find a happy medium between historical accuracy and serving modern sensibilities, the most notable example being the decision to display the scorebug constantly, which wasn’t a common practice in the 70s.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 30 July 2025
Simple, low-effort ways to get started Start with a non-alcoholic drink
Believe it or not, there’s a happy medium between an adult beverage and a plain glass of water.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
The combination finds a happy medium between modern and nature-inspired.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Care was also taken to find a happy medium between historical accuracy and serving modern sensibilities, the most notable example being the decision to display the scorebug constantly, which wasn’t a common practice in the 70s.
—Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
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“Happy medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20medium. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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