variants
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1
as in means
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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2
as in vehicles
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 environments
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 psychics
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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Recent Examples of mediums
In May, the company showcased the robot to the media in Beijing.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump has initiated a flurry of defamation lawsuits against media companies, accusing them of false or misleading coverage.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The Institute for the Study of War says that Russian state media starting to discuss gasoline shortages openly, though often playing them down and suggesting routine causes.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But others reportedly continued to ignore the order, so when the deadline passed, the government banned 26 social-media platforms, including Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
While digital copies are sometimes abruptly ripped away from viewers, physical media owners don't have to worry about a corporation ruining their Friday night movie plans.
—Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Many folks in the debris-fall zone posted video of the Flight 7 debris fall on X, the social media site owned by SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk — and history repeated itself on Thursday.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
However, 170 million Americans have continued to use the social media platform.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
Trump has initiated a flurry of defamation lawsuits against media companies, accusing them of false or misleading coverage.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
The Institute for the Study of War says that Russian state media starting to discuss gasoline shortages openly, though often playing them down and suggesting routine causes.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But others reportedly continued to ignore the order, so when the deadline passed, the government banned 26 social-media platforms, including Meta’s Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
To stop the protestors, security officers started with water cannons, and then resorted to tear gas, according to local media.
—Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
While digital copies are sometimes abruptly ripped away from viewers, physical media owners don't have to worry about a corporation ruining their Friday night movie plans.
—Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2025
Many folks in the debris-fall zone posted video of the Flight 7 debris fall on X, the social media site owned by SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk — and history repeated itself on Thursday.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
However, 170 million Americans have continued to use the social media platform.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediums
Noun
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Daly noted that the Certification is part of a bigger plan to set the standard for what agility and future-readiness means in the automotive dealership industry.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Travelers looking for a luxurious experience at the Miami airport — and have the means to pay for it — will get a new private terminal opening in 2026.—
D.A. Varela,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just getting the vehicles out of the barn was a daylong process.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The firm has been trialing its electric vehicles in various cities over the last couple of years, and inaugurated an assembly and testing plant in Hayward, California, to produce 10,000 vans annually that Zoox itself will own and operate.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Now, increasingly, our brains are adapting to digital environments designed by a handful of companies.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some subdomains showed higher fluorescence intensity and spectral shifts, marking denser and chemically altered environments.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Willing to try anything, Mary began speaking to alleged psychics.—
Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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Murderous beasts, brain-eating zombies, a school filled with werewolves, psychics and other Outcasts, and a tangle of mysteries.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Penske’s complaint argues that practice isn’t a fair exchange and has caused significant financial harm, with the company’s affiliate revenue falling by more than a third (as a result of Google’s AI Overviews co-opting traffic that might have otherwise gone to Penske outlets).—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her emotional and defiant speech Friday night drew millions of viewers worldwide, and several major outlets have since profiled her.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The middles seem strong Peter Skoronski, Lloyd Cushenberry III and Kevin Zeitler make up a solid trio in the middle of the offense.—
Nick Suss,
The Tennessean,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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However, even if this is the case, scientists have suggested light molecules of silicon, like silane, should be found in the upper atmospheres of gas giants and brown dwarfs.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This is a fascinating find, as these conditions were considered part of the graphite-stability regime, where graphite-rich exo-atmospheres are expected to produce only flat spectra, not the feature-rich spectra that would appear if organic hazes were present.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Harvest experiences are also available at other Napa Valley venues and vineyards.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are three other food and beverage venues, including El Secreto, a hidden salon and bar, quietly concealed behind an unmarked door on the hotel’s second floor, and La Cava, the adjacent emerald-toned jewel that is Faena’s wine cellar, an intimate setting for unforgettable private gatherings.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Mediums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediums. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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