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as in middle
a middle point between extremes
trying to achieve a happy medium as far as the demands of career and family are concerned
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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
regards political activism on the local level as the best medium for effecting social change
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as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
an artist who enjoys the cultural medium of the big city
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as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
the medium claims that she can put the grieving parents in touch with the spirit of their deceased son
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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
taxpayers of medium income
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
a politician who first reads the polls and then inevitably takes the medium stance on every issue
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as in decent
of average to below average quality
another medium effort from a movie director who can do better
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Recent Examples of medium
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The documents prompted public hearings and garnered media attention.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026
In the short to medium term, at least, the answer appears to be yes, even though new salary commitments to three major unions will exceed $1 billion a year.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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Noun
In the week or so prior to Trump’s departure for China, leading a retinue of eighteen super-prominent CEOs, sundry media outlets reported that the aerospace colossus is negotiating a giant sale to China’s three major carriers, naturally shepherded by Beijing.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The documents prompted public hearings and garnered media attention.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Adjective
Recipe information Whisk ⅓ cup white miso and 1 cup water in a medium pot until miso is dissolved.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026
In the short to medium term, at least, the answer appears to be yes, even though new salary commitments to three major unions will exceed $1 billion a year.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medium
Noun
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In one image from the early years, Denise and Mohamed are posing in the garden with their kids, while Djena is off to the side, smiling at the camera, in the middle of doing what looks like yard work.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Salina The middle of the seven Aeolian Islands, sleepy Salina is famed for its Malvasia wine and capers.—
Nicky Swallow,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2026
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Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.—
Jason Brett,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Essential in this most challenging of environments.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Beginning in the eighteen-nineties, Karl Blossfeldt took closeups of plants abstracted from their environments, making visible the art of their natural curlicues and reticulations.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Terazawa is working on her second novel, Curse Him, a surreal and tense autofiction accounting for three summer months of being scammed by psychics in a small Appalachian town.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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The bilingual campaign was distributed through media outlets and social media platforms across North America.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
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In February the team reported that the platform can simulate the transition between insulating behavior and metallic conduction.—
Zeeya Merali,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Good for 79 runs of production above an average player, per FanGraphs.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Even then, savings for average drivers aren’t huge.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Their record at the playoffs' halfway point disagrees.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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The most famous is the 16th-century Rialto Bridge, which sits roughly at the halfway point and is considered a remarkable architectural and engineering achievement of the Renaissance period.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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Battery life on the phone overall is decent, but not great.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Its 29 grind settings offered enough range to produce both a decent espresso shot and pot of French press.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 May 2026
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“Medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medium. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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