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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Now, she’s found a glossy and healthy-looking happy medium, one that’s easily pinned up without too much weight but still looks full-bodied and luscious.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2025
What does that happy medium look like?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
There is a happy medium, however.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Less transparent than a sheer design but with a similar gauzy effect, semi-sheer curtains serve as a happy medium between solid and nearly see-through.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2025
What does that happy medium look like?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 22 Nov. 2025
There is a happy medium, however.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
Less transparent than a sheer design but with a similar gauzy effect, semi-sheer curtains serve as a happy medium between solid and nearly see-through.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for happy medium
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“Happy medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20medium. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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