as in middle
a middle point between extremes
when it comes to money, the golden mean is saving some income, while giving yourself a modest spending allowance
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Recent Examples of golden mean
Philosopher Aristotle believed in the golden mean: Between two extremes lies perfection.
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María Munsuri,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
What was once perceived as a temporary fix may, however, prove to be the golden mean.
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Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
21 June 2025
Embodied is working to achieve a kind of anthropomorphic golden mean with its bot: not so mechanical that children lose interest but not realistic enough for kids to humanize it.
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Webb Wright,
Scientific American,
5 June 2024
In this world, the golden mean does not exist and equipoise is a pipe dream.
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Kent Sepkowitz,
CNN,
5 Nov. 2022
The result of this mechanical wizardry is the golden mean of a modern luxury conveyance.
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Tribune News Service,
cleveland,
11 Dec. 2021
The trajectory's holding steady, not trending to the golden mean of 2%.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2021
Sullivan notes, for instance, Mayan astrologers’ discovery of the golden mean.
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Alyssa Mora,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2021
María Munsuri,
Vogue,
29 Oct. 2025
What was once perceived as a temporary fix may, however, prove to be the golden mean.
—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
21 June 2025
Embodied is working to achieve a kind of anthropomorphic golden mean with its bot: not so mechanical that children lose interest but not realistic enough for kids to humanize it.
—
Webb Wright,
Scientific American,
5 June 2024
In this world, the golden mean does not exist and equipoise is a pipe dream.
—
Kent Sepkowitz,
CNN,
5 Nov. 2022
The result of this mechanical wizardry is the golden mean of a modern luxury conveyance.
—
Tribune News Service,
cleveland,
11 Dec. 2021
The trajectory's holding steady, not trending to the golden mean of 2%.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2021
Sullivan notes, for instance, Mayan astrologers’ discovery of the golden mean.
—
Alyssa Mora,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden mean
Noun
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In one of his rougher outings of the season, Meyer showed his ability to steady himself in the middle and prevent a game from unraveling, the kind of adversity every starting pitcher is guaranteed to face at some point.
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Utah is also in the middle of a severe drought that has dried out vegetation, providing fuel for any fires.
Noun
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The theory here is that avarice and ambition can best be defeated by means of somebody else’s avarice and ambition; power’s inevitable corrupting effect is thereby mitigated or delayed.
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A lot of states are using other means of helping families through tax policies, such as private education incentives.
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