1
as in middle
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
the median price of a home in the area
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Relevance
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2
as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
determine the median point between your two speakers, and test your stereo system from there
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as in average
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Recent Examples of median
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Housing affordability: The apartments will be priced based on area median income, with affordable housing for those earning 50% to 80% of the median income and workforce housing for those earning up to 120%.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
Tennesseans who use the ACA are expected to see a median premium increase of 15% for 2026 plans, marking the largest premium hike in ACA insurance prices since 2018, according to a Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker analysis published July 18.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 21 July 2025
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Adjective
Students are eligible for these scholarships if their household income is at or below 300% of the area median income.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2025
Housing affordability: The apartments will be priced based on area median income, with affordable housing for those earning 50% to 80% of the median income and workforce housing for those earning up to 120%.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
Noun
Parker Benjamin’s application pledges to put aside four apartments for tenants earning no more than 80% of the region’s median income, and would target the other 12 to be affordable to people making 100% or less of the region’s median income.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
Tennesseans who use the ACA are expected to see a median premium increase of 15% for 2026 plans, marking the largest premium hike in ACA insurance prices since 2018, according to a Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker analysis published July 18.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for median
Adjective
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The average length of care per month jumped from roughly two months in December 2024 to more than five months by May 2025, according to HHS data.—
Nicol León,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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The average lunch break in the U.K., for workers who have one, lasts thirty-three minutes.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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While on the road - Opt for the middle lanes and remain on higher ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 July 2025
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Plunkett was the unsung hero of that England team, the man who bowled the unsexy middle overs and invariably picked up crucial wickets: three of which came in the final, during that extraordinary win over New Zealand.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
29 July 2025
Noun
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While no two years are the same in terms of weather in Tennessee, there are measured normals for regions in the state.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 July 2025
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Containerization is the new normal for scalable AI systems.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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The expansion team has exceeded expectations and is in contention to make the playoffs at the halfway point largely due to Thornton’s career year.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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The Gilded Age Season 3 reached its halfway point Sunday night with a big episode centered around Gladys’ (Taissa Farmiga) wedding to The Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb), and key in the lead-up to the nuptials is the arrival of Merritt Wever’s character Monica O’Brien.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Key concept: Similar brain patterns in people with shared positive traits Previous studies have shown that people with a higher social status—more central in their networks—and those with lower amounts of loneliness also share similar neural patterns in the medial prefrontal cortex.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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But the morning after the Coldplay concert, Kerrigan switched to her maiden name on her social medial profile, according to the New York Post and other outlets.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Status: Reopened July 10 after a second inspection found one intermediate violation; a follow-up inspection was required.—
Kari Barnett,
Sun Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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Best intermediate The Celestron StarSense Explorer 8-inch Dobsonian, priced around $799, is a robust choice for intermediate astronomers.—
Damian Peach,
Space.com,
17 July 2025
Adjective
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The drastic change in temperatures will settle in by Thursday, July 31, with highs in the mid to upper 70s, according to The Weather Channel.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
28 July 2025
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After that, though, the state will experience a rare and welcome dissipation of heat and humidity, with temperatures dropping into the mid-to-high 70s with dew points down in the 50s.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
28 July 2025
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“Median.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/median. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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