happy medium
noun
: a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes
The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.
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As Ava figures out how to find a happy medium, Jacob, Barbara, and Melissa get caught up in trying to save the deli across the street from gentrification.
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Here's how nutrition experts recommend finding that happy medium.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
But if half of the drama is on social media, where’s the happy medium of getting the full story, or at least not feeling confused for half of the storylines?
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
That search for a happy medium between trendy and timeless explains why Benjamin Moore landed on Cinnamon Slate as its 2025 Color of the Year.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Here's how nutrition experts recommend finding that happy medium.
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2024
But if half of the drama is on social media, where’s the happy medium of getting the full story, or at least not feeling confused for half of the storylines?
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
That search for a happy medium between trendy and timeless explains why Benjamin Moore landed on Cinnamon Slate as its 2025 Color of the Year.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Happy medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20medium. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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