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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
CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Enquirer media partner Fox19 contributed to this report.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
In a medium bowl toss together berries and 2 Tbsp.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The social media giant's guidance offset worries about its sky-high spending on artificial intelligence.
—CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
Enquirer media partner Fox19 contributed to this report.
—Cheryl Vari, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
Bring to a boil over medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, 9 minutes.
—Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
In a medium bowl toss together berries and 2 Tbsp.
—Holly Riordan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medium
Noun
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The scene eventually grew into a full-on block party in the middle of Levi's Stadium.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the modern game, where so much emphasis out of possession is on forcing opponents wide and stopping them from playing through the middle of the pitch, space often opens up on the flanks.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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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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Development and testing activities will take place at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard, which will serve as the reference environment for industrial validation and certification of the technology.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Feb. 2026
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It’s been a very forward-looking, stimulating environment.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2026
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The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Cisco says the platform is built to support massive AI clusters running training, inference, and real-time agentic workloads while improving efficiency and lowering operating costs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The post racked up millions of likes before later being removed — but not before copies spread widely across other international platforms.—
Trista Kurniawan,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Observations of transits of Venus, which only occur twice per century, on average (most recently in 2012), were humanity’s first indication that Venus possessed — whereas Mercury lacked — a substantial atmosphere.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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The average transaction price (ATP) on a new vehicle hit $50,000 for the first time ever last fall, according to Kelley Blue Book.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Always falling on February 2nd—the halfway point between the winter solstice and spring equinox—people all over the world wait with bated breath to find out if Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Indiana legislative session has almost reached the halfway point with major bills advancing at quick pace this week and shifting from one chamber to the other for consideration.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Dolphins had a decent, although not necessarily strong 2025 draft class despite the fact all seven draftees got playing time last season, and five made at least one start.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Education isn’t a cure-all; North Korea appears to have decent schools yet is impoverished and totalitarian.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medium. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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