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
What was once perceived as a temporary fix may, however, prove to be the golden mean.
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Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 21 June 2025
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 result of this mechanical wizardry is the golden mean of a modern luxury conveyance.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2021
The trajectory's holding steady, not trending to the golden mean of 2%.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021
Sullivan notes, for instance, Mayan astrologers’ discovery of the golden mean.
—Alyssa Mora, Variety, 22 Oct. 2021
Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 21 June 2025
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 result of this mechanical wizardry is the golden mean of a modern luxury conveyance.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 11 Dec. 2021
The trajectory's holding steady, not trending to the golden mean of 2%.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2021
Sullivan notes, for instance, Mayan astrologers’ discovery of the golden mean.
—Alyssa Mora, Variety, 22 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden mean
Noun
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The standout was Fernandes, whose relentless energy gave West Ham real thrust through the middle, especially late on as Burnley began to fade.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Congress could fully pass a funding package by the middle of this week.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Two 1-1 draws in 2023-24 mean City have not come out on top in this fixture since April 2023.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And not everyone has the means to pay for a hotel or deal with a last-minute disruption, said Heather Xu, 46, who was in Miami on Saturday after a cruise and flying home to Puerto Rico.—
John Seewer,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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