as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
four is the medial number between one and seven
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Recent Examples of medial
Varma is an associate professor of the psychological/medial anthropology subfield and the vice chair of undergraduate studies.
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
According to media reports, Bridgeman suffered a medial emergency at a Louisville hotel during a fundraising event Tuesday.
—Bruce Schreiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The Serb had undergone surgery on his medial meniscus just six weeks before but still went all the way.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Fudd missed the first three games of the season completing recovery from an ACL and medial meniscus tear suffered last November, and she was sidelined again for three games in December after spraining her right knee against Louisville.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
According to media reports, Bridgeman suffered a medial emergency at a Louisville hotel during a fundraising event Tuesday.
—Bruce Schreiner, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
The Serb had undergone surgery on his medial meniscus just six weeks before but still went all the way.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Fudd missed the first three games of the season completing recovery from an ACL and medial meniscus tear suffered last November, and she was sidelined again for three games in December after spraining her right knee against Louisville.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medial
Adjective
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Highs will climb into the lower and middle 90s across much of the Tennessee valley during the week with some areas in the upper 90s by mid-week.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2025
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District loses appeal, must pay $1 million for El Segundo middle schooler’s year of torment.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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With the halfway point of the year approaching, that is beginning to change.—
Matt Kunkel,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The Giants reached the halfway point of their season with a stock portfolio in the green.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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Nearly all families would qualify to receive scholarships except those making more than three times their area's median income.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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This is low joblessness as the median monthly local jobless rate since 2010 is 5.8%.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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In damp conditions, teams employ intermediate tires, which are grooved to allow drivers to navigate tracks with no standing water, or drying surfaces.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Laws that discriminate on the basis of gender, for example, are typically subject to intermediate scrutiny.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The ministry emphasized the urgent need for peace and stability in the Middle East, and reiterated that the Palestinian issue remains central to resolving broader regional tensions.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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The most well-known is probably central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), which was first identified in 1968 and is now one of the leading forms of hair loss among Black women.—
Zahra Spencer,
Allure,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Reuters could not determine the ownership of the large wallet or the two intermediary wallets that paid into wallets Pavan identified as Slon’s, or whether any were used in other sabotage or espionage cases.—
Mari Saito,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Those are just intermediary steps that are merely grist for the mill.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The hot temperatures and humid airmass will produce heat indices in the mid to upper 90s Sunday and Monday, increasing to upper 90s to lower 100s for Tuesday and Wednesday, and possibly 105 degrees for the latter half of the week.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2025
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By the beginning of next week, temperatures will cool slightly, but are expected to remain in the low to mid 90s, according to the weather service.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
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“Medial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medial. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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