variants
or media
1
as in middles
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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as in instrumentalities
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
Iran’s state media, however, said the joint military command denied that.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The police department, posting on the social media site X, had urged travelers to avoid the area Saturday morning due to a police investigation and to expect delays and heavy traffic.
—Julie Walker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Building relationships with media members and fostering accountability is important.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Separately, seven residents of Russia's Kursk region returned from Ukraine Saturday after they were captured by the Ukrainian army, Russian state media reported.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The media area serves as a central hub for broadcasters and journalists covering Kings home games.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The group was formed through Filipino media company ABS-CBN’s series Star Hunt Academy.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
Thomas’s character is also a way of posing questions about the relationship between politics and media now.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Trump has had amazing survival instincts through his tumultuous 15 months in office during his second term, despite a battering from a Democrat-friendly media and ongoing protests by citizens irate with his leadership.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The police department, posting on the social media site X, had urged travelers to avoid the area Saturday morning due to a police investigation and to expect delays and heavy traffic.
—Julie Walker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Building relationships with media members and fostering accountability is important.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 11 Apr. 2026
Separately, seven residents of Russia's Kursk region returned from Ukraine Saturday after they were captured by the Ukrainian army, Russian state media reported.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
The media area serves as a central hub for broadcasters and journalists covering Kings home games.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The group was formed through Filipino media company ABS-CBN’s series Star Hunt Academy.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2026
Thomas’s character is also a way of posing questions about the relationship between politics and media now.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Trump has had amazing survival instincts through his tumultuous 15 months in office during his second term, despite a battering from a Democrat-friendly media and ongoing protests by citizens irate with his leadership.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediums
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Senior middles Cooper Riedl and Aiden Schindler added three kills apiece for the Knights (7-1).—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Warriors and Lancers finished as co-champions last season, so middles Jocund Binder and Alman Hassan will look to be part of the winning recipe for an outright title in 2026.—
Justin Vigil Zuniga,
Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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The team suggests that photochemistry and photophysics — chemistry and physics driven by light emissions — likely influences how those environments are shaped, but understanding just how will require more study.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The long-term goal is to develop a series of adaptive, power-free machines that can navigate complex environments to solve ecological problems.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Flora Chang, an analyst at financial services firm S&P Global Ratings told CNN the government’s proactive intervention has had some initial effect in curbing unhealthy competition, but platforms could find alternative ways to compete, including deploying subsidies in other forms.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Saildrone, a maritime defense company, unveiled a new class of unmanned surface vessels built specifically for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), marking a major shift for a firm best known for wind and solar-powered ocean research platforms.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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Beijing calls for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire and cessation of hostilities, Xi was cited as saying by Xinhua, while supporting all efforts conducive to restoring peace and remaining committed to resolving disputes through political and diplomatic means.—
Will Clark,
NBC news,
20 Apr. 2026
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Victims are stripped of their social networks, of their means, of their access to resources like finances.—
Elliot Mann,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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At one point during the nearly three-hour discussion, Trustee Adam Sidoti inquired if the ordinance before the Village Board could be amended to put restrictions on certain truck sizes and weights in order prevent large, heavy vehicles from using Sanders Road to access the property.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Police also impounded several vehicles associated with the street-racing activity.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
20 Apr. 2026
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The seven-screen theater, located near the North Hollywood Metro station, is considered one of the company’s more accessible venues and a key part of the NoHo Arts District.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The strategy spreads tourism spending across neighborhoods instead of concentrating it near match venues.—
Amalia Roy,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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Yet her grandmother defied those rigid gender norms, passing on to her the ancestral practice of the backstrap loom — an ancient, portable device operated using a strap secured around the weaver’s waist.—
María Teresa Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Loungewear influences workwear and the traditional norms that once distinguished men’s and women’s fashion are nearly unknown to the youngest generations of consumers.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Mediums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediums. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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