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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
Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2025
British boxer and former world champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46, according to UK media reports.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Similarly, small and medium businesses (SMBs) struggle with a lack of internal controls.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Supported by passionate fans and communities, growth could depend more on revenue generated through media rights or ticket and merchandise sales.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2025
British boxer and former world champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46, according to UK media reports.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In a medium mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar and honey until well combined.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 12 Sep. 2025
Similarly, small and medium businesses (SMBs) struggle with a lack of internal controls.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medium
Noun
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In another sketch, a woman who may be Baker herself stands in the middle of a room filled with books, handing an eager young girl—perhaps the artist, one Jeanette Harris— a volume with the title Book of Famous Women.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Sep. 2025
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Cut a band of holes at different heights and about 1 inch apart around the middle of the pumpkin with a small sharp knife.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Sep. 2025
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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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The team's away record is also impressive, with two wins and one draw, showcasing its ability to perform under pressure in hostile environments.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Overall, aspirin makes the environment more challenging for cancer to get a foothold in, particularly for people with the genetic makeup predisposed to dysregulated cell function, where cancer cell growth and division is more likely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Murderous beasts, brain-eating zombies, a school filled with werewolves, psychics and other Outcasts, and a tangle of mysteries.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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By extending this concept to a nanoscale particle, the Tokyo team has created a new platform to explore how quantum laws apply at scales larger than atoms but still far smaller than everyday objects.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
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Expect More The Rubin CPX is an AI GPU inference accelerator platform focused on high-end generational applications.—
Jim McGregor,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That is, with Venus and earth-like planets at habitable distances from their stars as well as gas giants orbiting at Jupiter-like distances (which in our solar system’s case is 5 astronomical units), or five times the average distance between the Earth and sun.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The system yields superior thermoelectric performance and higher average ZT values than previously reported p-type AgCuTe materials.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Only two of Swift’s albums appear below the halfway mark on the 200-spot ranking.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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As Phoenix passes the halfway mark of this year’s monsoon, dramatic downpours, gusty haboobs and streaks of lightning across the sky have been mostly absent.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Dell’s downward-firing speakers, positioned underneath each side of the chassis, project decent sound quality if the laptop rests on a solid surface, not your lap.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Chin up, a hundred other decent men out there.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medium. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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