as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
four is the medial number between one and seven
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Recent Examples of medial
The 27-year-old, who suffered a tear to his medial knee ligaments in December, was able to start in Saturday’s 0-0 draw at West Ham.
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Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The rippled, frill-like edges are seen on the lateral and medial side panels of the shoe across three neutral earth tone spins on the 204L in Sea Salt/Linen (style code U204L2SZ), Lone Star Gray/Sea Salt (style code U204L5AV) and Reflection/Truffle Salt (style code U204L6A6).
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
The procedure kept the ACL, the medial meniscus, and cartilage on the knee’s inner part intact.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
What remains unclear is how removing the medial ankle pivot will affect the boot’s flex pattern.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
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Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The rippled, frill-like edges are seen on the lateral and medial side panels of the shoe across three neutral earth tone spins on the 204L in Sea Salt/Linen (style code U204L2SZ), Lone Star Gray/Sea Salt (style code U204L5AV) and Reflection/Truffle Salt (style code U204L6A6).
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
The procedure kept the ACL, the medial meniscus, and cartilage on the knee’s inner part intact.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
What remains unclear is how removing the medial ankle pivot will affect the boot’s flex pattern.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medial
Adjective
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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On the road - Drive in the middle lanes and stay on high ground.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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One of his right-footed attempts, uncorked with minimal backlift, crashes against the bar with such force that the noise reverberates around the ground and the ball bounces out towards the halfway line.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The second line scored a highlight-reel goal to make it 4-0 before the halfway point of the period.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The candidates earned a median annual income of $489,000 from 2021 to 2025, a total that in most cases includes their spouse’s income.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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Similarly, professionals in substance abuse, behavioral disorder and mental health counselor occupations earn median wages below $60,000 a year, despite typically needing a master’s degree in psychology or a related field.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Choreography geared towards advanced beginner and intermediate teen/adult dancers, but all experience levels ages 14 and older are welcome.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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For cornerbacks, Hafley ideally wants someone who can excel at all three levels of coverage – line of scrimmage, intermediate and deep.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Research facilities now located in multiple regions will fall under a central research organization based in Fort Collins, the agency said.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Parts of central, north central, and southwest Montana could get 40 mph winds and up to 8 inches of snow in areas below 5,000 feet and up to 16 inches above 5,000 feet from Thursday afternoon into Friday morning.—
Amanda Greenwood,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In this case, the VIP customer was a 38-year-old Chinese woman who sent nearly $200 million of the stablecoin Tether to an intermediary wallet, which then relayed the funds to Entity A between November and December 2024.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Whatever the cause, intermediary bites and sips make up a growing portion of Americans’ daily consumption, especially among young people, as my colleague Ellen Cushing wrote in 2024.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The era of oil drilling began not long after James Young, a Scottish chemist, collected a sample of petroleum near an English coal mine in the mid-nineteenth century.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Aurigny, an airline based out of Guernsey, an island in the English Channel, has cancelled some flights from mid-April stretching into early June as a result of the war.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Medial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medial. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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