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as in median
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
since a Chihuahua seems as impractical as a Saint Bernard, let's get a dog of more average dimensions
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Relevance
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as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
just an average day at the office
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
the company's marketing people want to interview average teenagers to see what kinds of clothes appeal to them
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as in norm
what is typical of a group, class, or series
my cat's a cut above the average when it comes to being a finicky eater
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as in to measure
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as in to equalize
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Recent Examples of average
Calmatters, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Through four games, New York is only beating Detroit by an average margin of two points per game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
The suspension has an average of eight inches of travel and is adjustable front and rear.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
David Catanese, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Butler has played in 30 games with the Warriors, averaging 17.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Out of more than 200 of the government sites, the average number of trackers on the sites was three.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
Through four games, New York is only beating Detroit by an average margin of two points per game.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Intergalactic space, the truly deep space between galaxies, has an average of one—one!—particle per m3.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2025
The suspension has an average of eight inches of travel and is adjustable front and rear.
—William Roberson, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
Border czar Tom Homan noted that during much of the Biden administration, crossings at the southern border averaged between 11,000 and 15,000 each day.
—David Catanese, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Butler has played in 30 games with the Warriors, averaging 17.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for average
Adjective
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The median list price climbed 6.2 percent in March, compared to a year earlier—the biggest increase since September 2022.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Here’s a breakdown of costs and sales in the South Florida housing market in March 2025 compared to the same period a year ago: What is the median sales price of a single-family home? Miami-Dade County: $670,000 in March, up from $650,000 a year ago.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Telling investors what’s coming is a normal part of doing business.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Chong, 30, compared the all-consuming role to that of being an athlete, who trains intensely and dedicates time and energy to the sport beyond normal business hours.—
Richard Nieva,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The house is typical of the modest cottages built in the area, with a front gable and adjacent porch over the main entry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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Your typical county bureaucrat probably won’t be remembered for his ability to don a sheep costume and sing a parody song to a room full of his colleagues.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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The notion of an international order based on rules, norms, and broadly shared values has deep roots.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
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The president’s apparent over-arching ethos – might is right, and mine is greatest – is now demolishing geopolitical norms at speed.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Trump 100 days: Former president's success created measuring stick for future leaders Poll: Trump loses trust on the economy as 100-day mark nears From Trump to Reagan: Their first 100 days Trump promised to improve the economy on Day 1.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Even a relatively low level of inflation indicates an increase in price levels, however, since inflation measures the pace of change in prices, David Bieri, an economist at Virginia Tech University, told ABC News.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile equalizing per-pupil financing has undergone revision because the needs of students vary so widely.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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If the optimal progress and benefit to society is to be realized, then self-interest needs to be checked with equalizing policy that limits the chances of any one entity being both the creator and arbiter.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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It will be attended by dozens of religious and political leaders from around the world, including President Donald Trump, and thousands of ordinary worshipers.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Oliver is closer to ordinary than dominant on a game-by-game basis, while DeWayne Carter was a healthy scratch in the playoffs.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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It’s become fairly standard for development to take place in-state while other components of the work are increasingly sent elsewhere.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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That’s a pretty standard western-movie setup, but Souza’s script has a novelistic expansiveness that serves the film well, at least for a while.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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“Average.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/average. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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