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
The outsize date complication, meanwhile, has come to define Lange’s aesthetic, but its positioning on the dial is equally important: Located at 1 o’clock, its window is proportioned according to the golden mean of 1.618 and is machined from the same metal as the watch case.
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Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
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 trajectory's holding steady, not trending to the golden mean of 2%.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021
The result of this mechanical wizardry is the golden mean of a modern luxury conveyance.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2021
Sullivan notes, for instance, Mayan astrologers’ discovery of the golden mean.
—Alyssa Mora, Variety, 22 Oct. 2021
The Prediction Survey, Miller's golden mean, has Warnock as a 1.46% favorite.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2021
This golden mean—or the happy medium where life regains some parts of normalcy—has existed all along in COVID-19 recommendations on a national level, but the strategy hinges on events happening in the right sequence.
—Nsikan Akpan, National Geographic, 13 Aug. 2020
Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2024
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 trajectory's holding steady, not trending to the golden mean of 2%.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021
The result of this mechanical wizardry is the golden mean of a modern luxury conveyance.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2021
Sullivan notes, for instance, Mayan astrologers’ discovery of the golden mean.
—Alyssa Mora, Variety, 22 Oct. 2021
The Prediction Survey, Miller's golden mean, has Warnock as a 1.46% favorite.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2021
This golden mean—or the happy medium where life regains some parts of normalcy—has existed all along in COVID-19 recommendations on a national level, but the strategy hinges on events happening in the right sequence.
—Nsikan Akpan, National Geographic, 13 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden mean
Noun
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The 6-foot-5 left-handed hitter and thrower could be a dangerous addition to the middle of the Royals’ lineup later this year.—
Melissa Lockard,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Sporting a military-style hooded jacket and baseball cap, Eminem joined Jelly Roll in loping down a ramp that led to the middle of the stadium floor, mugging for each other and for the video camera.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
19 May 2025
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Saturday was a full regression to the mean — a 20-of-40 performance from deep, with the Celtics hitting six of their first seven from three in the opening quarter alone.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2025
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The diminishing dollars put a spotlight on a media industry that is changing quickly as more people gravitate to streaming video and other means of accessing their favorite programs, movies, news and sports events.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2025
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“Golden mean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden%20mean. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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