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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
Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The medium of theatre as a whole was considered meager popular, low-brow entertainment.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
The Original Mike’s Diner: 10% off your meal The Popcorn Store: Buy two small classic flavors and get one free; free medium kettle corn with $10 or more purchase.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Lavazza, a fixture of coffee sponsorships at tennis’ other three Grand Slam events, is in espresso hoppers in the media areas, but conspicuous by its absence around the wider grounds.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
The medium of theatre as a whole was considered meager popular, low-brow entertainment.
—Barry Levitt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
In a medium bowl, stir together ricotta, egg, 1 cup of the mozzarella, Parmesan, basil, pepper, and remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt.
—Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
The Original Mike’s Diner: 10% off your meal The Popcorn Store: Buy two small classic flavors and get one free; free medium kettle corn with $10 or more purchase.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medium
Noun
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But there was a lot of paperwork involved in docking, so staying in the middle of the ocean and using the gangplank seemed best.—
Sheila Heti,
The New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2025
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The attacking midfielder constantly moved away from the middle to overload the flanks, as seen from his touch map.—
Ahmed Walid,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.—
Bailey Trela,
Vulture,
19 Nov. 2024
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McDonald's and Meta, among other companies, have cited the legal environment as the basis for DEI policy changes.—
Carrie Shepherd,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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Observing Operational Resiliency Cybersecurity threats are global and do not discriminate against IT environments.—
Dewayne Hart,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ullman will portray Marilyn, a professional psychic with elite Manhattan clients who won’t make a move without consulting her first.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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Digital carnival games, face painting, AR selfies and an on-site psychic will keep the party going at an event that prides itself on being spooky but not scary.—
Andy Wang,
Forbes,
24 Sep. 2024
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Along those lines, the Court cautioned the national security concerns presented by TikTok are not generally applicable to social media platforms (such as Facebook, X or Snapchat etc.) and thus do not bear on other platforms’ data collection.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Grier created content across various social platforms, including YouTube.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those ratings create an estimate of how many goals each team is expected to score and allow in a game against an average opponent at a neutral site.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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More than 25 million people are under winter weather alerts from Florida to Virginia today — all while much of the central and eastern US face temperatures running 20-30 degrees below average.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Ideally situated near the halfway point of Montauk Highway, Topping Rose House is equidistant from the best shopping, cafés, museums, galleries, and restaurants that the East End has to offer.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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Past the halfway point, the Suns are now 21-21, tied for 10th in the West.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The game also features a non-linear narrative, giving you missions for four distinct factions — not unlike Outlaws —and each one has its own vision for humanity’s future, ultimately deciding on the story’s fate, meaning there’s probably a decent chance there’s plenty of replayability.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Housing is impacting everyone, even those who are making a decent wage.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medium. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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