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plural of average
as in norms
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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averages

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verb

present tense third-person singular of average

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Recent Examples of averages
Noun
With the major averages wrapping up Friday near record highs, attention is turning to whether the catalysts that fueled the rally can continue to drive gains. Justina Lee,tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 Using our research averages as an example, if your firm went from 24 hours to 14 across 91 proposals a year at $200 an hour, that's over $180,000 in recoverable capacity. Mark Orttung, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The Philadelphia Water Department’s 2025 annual averages were 51 ppb total trihalomethanes and 41 ppb haloacetic acids – both well under federal limits of 80 and 60 ppb, respectively. Christine Kirchhoff, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 San Diego For San Diego, which has low yearly rainfall averages, the Colorado River is critical. Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Idaho routinely ranks among the safest states in the nation, with violent and property crimes rates far below national averages. Sarah Linn july 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026
Verb
Retirement income averages $531,000 and expenses average $772,000. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 26 June 2026 The 100-year-old system averages nine breaks for every 100 miles of water main, which beats the industry average of about 12 breaks, said Graeme Chaple, distribution division manager for SPRWS. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for averages
Noun
  • While inflation remains volatile across countries, influencing cautious planning, salary increases are relatively high compared to pre-pandemic norms.
    John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The show was inspired by a real-life military program called Team Lioness, which added women soldiers to combat units, deploying them to Iraq in 2003—at a time when cultural norms prevented male soldiers from interacting directly with Muslim women.
    Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The market is at an all-time high, while Michigan’s consumer sentiment index (which measures consumer future looking attitudes about the economy) is at an all-time low.
    Derek Horstmeyer, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Absorption is an industry metric that measures whether a real estate sector is growing or shrinking.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The global process of buying and selling equalizes prices worldwide.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The coating equalizes the electrical charges to help prevent static.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Pisces Moon in your 7th House of Partnership opposes Venus in Virgo, making another person’s needs hard to ignore while your own standards get louder.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the city will work on outreach to get vacant properties registered while putting together a guide explaining what the standards are for owners.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The problem with this traditional, a la carte delivery of financial services is that the whole often equals less than the sum of its parts.
    Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The amount of fossil fuels consumed by the world population after 1990 now equals half that consumed during the entirety of human history up to that point.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • While beloved for their loose powders (which Bieber uses), Laura Mercier’s tinted moisturizer is equally as impressive for its lightweight, buildable coverage that evens and blurs skin without contributing to sweat and oil in warm weather.
    Essence Wiley, InStyle, 27 June 2026
  • Formulated with skin-nourishing ingredients like vitamin C, ceramides, hyaluronic acid, and vitamin B5, the serum reduces signs of aging and supports collagen production, evens your skin complexion, and defends against free radicals.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • Monday peaks close to seasonal normals in the 50s.
    Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Once this storm heads east by Thursday afternoon, cooler and drier weather will filter in with temperatures closer to our March normals of 50 degrees and 71 degrees.
    Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The same new moon responsible for the eclipse will leave the night sky free from moonlight as the Perseid meteor shower reaches its annual maximum.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Manufacturing meth on-island is pretty much impossible — there aren’t many places to hide a meth lab — so most meth that reaches Hawaii comes from the mainland, as is the case with most products consumed on the islands.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Averages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/averages. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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