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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
Dan Peck, ABC News, 3 June 2025
Wisconsin had the lowest vaccination rate, on average, among the states studied; its most recent rate was in the 70s.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 June 2025
Tyler Williams, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Travel insurance averages between 4% and 10% of your total nonrefundable trip expenses.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 May 2025
Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Both locations are shaded red on NOAA's forecast map, indicating that temperatures are expected to average above the typical summer range.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 3 June 2025
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Adjective
For the contiguous United States, on average, July is the hottest month of the year.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 3 June 2025
Wisconsin had the lowest vaccination rate, on average, among the states studied; its most recent rate was in the 70s.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 2 June 2025
Noun
About 60% of renters in Florida and the Orlando area were cost-burdened, compared to the national average of 52%, due to the relatively modest average income of renters in the state.
—Tyler Williams, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Travel insurance averages between 4% and 10% of your total nonrefundable trip expenses.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 May 2025
Verb
Teams went from averaging slightly less than 1,300 miles per season from 1980 through the mid-1990s to more than 1,500 these days.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Both locations are shaded red on NOAA's forecast map, indicating that temperatures are expected to average above the typical summer range.
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for average
Adjective
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For many workers, that target can be difficult to match, considering that median income for full-time workers in their 30s is roughly $60,000 to $70,000, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data for the first quarter of 2025.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
5 June 2025
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The median income for suburban renters, at $42,500, lags significantly behind that of homeowners, who earn an average of over $86,000.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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In the months since Trump was reelected and returned to the White House, American doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada, where dozens more than normal have already been cleared to practice, according to Canadian licensing officials and recruiting businesses.—
Brett Kelman,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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This choice allows the plants to make maximum use of the soil's water and nutrients resources, particularly important in the poor soils and arid climates typical of Apulia.—
Elisabetta Tosi,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Bacalao is served in all manner of dishes; one of the most popular is with pil-pil sauce, made of olive oil, garlic and the juice of the fish, and typical in the Basque Country.—
Jon Yeomans,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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Davis shared her love for Sacramento’s ballroom culture, which focuses on competitive performance, dancing and modeling to reflect societal norms such as gender and social classes.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
5 June 2025
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Attacks on girls’ schools and the abduction of girls at school or on the way to school have frequently targeted girls’ education because of harmful gender norms.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Szostak went on to show that in a case like this, functional information can be measured experimentally.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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The telescope will be used to observe the radio sky at frequencies below 50 MHz and will measure the low-frequency foreground of the universe.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Lightning equalize on the power play Tampa Bay got the first power play of the game with Matthew Tkachuk called for roughing.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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The reciprocal tariffs may stop short of his pledge to equalize with levels charged by foreign countries on U.S. goods, Trump told reporters.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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During the 2014 Western Conference final, the Los Angeles captain — who was in the midst of playing 64 extra games in a 26-month span — was asked why his Kings were so impressive in the postseason, but so ordinary in the regular season.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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The standard Grand Prix mode is present and correct.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Florida’s meteoric rise to being one of the standard bearers of the National Hockey League is something few could have foreseen.—
Kaitlyn Pohly,
Miami Herald,
8 June 2025
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“Average.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/average. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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