as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
four is the medial number between one and seven
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Recent Examples of medial
The contract also mandates a coordinated social medial push, where schools had to publish at least one post on the their team’s primary Instagram, X and Facebook accounts, along with corresponding story posts.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Despite my 2015 pre-diabetes diagnosis and later on bi-osteoarthritis and medial meniscus tears, this consistency has kept me healthy and out of the high-cost medical system for 11 years.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
In January of 2024, Rivas appeared side by side with Burke in a livestream video on the social medial platform Twitch.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The rippled, frill-like edges are seen on the lateral and medial side panels of the shoe across three neutral earth tone spins on the 204L in Sea Salt/Linen (style code U204L2SZ), Lone Star Gray/Sea Salt (style code U204L5AV) and Reflection/Truffle Salt (style code U204L6A6).
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Despite my 2015 pre-diabetes diagnosis and later on bi-osteoarthritis and medial meniscus tears, this consistency has kept me healthy and out of the high-cost medical system for 11 years.
—Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
In January of 2024, Rivas appeared side by side with Burke in a livestream video on the social medial platform Twitch.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The rippled, frill-like edges are seen on the lateral and medial side panels of the shoe across three neutral earth tone spins on the 204L in Sea Salt/Linen (style code U204L2SZ), Lone Star Gray/Sea Salt (style code U204L5AV) and Reflection/Truffle Salt (style code U204L6A6).
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medial
Adjective
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The other two — Miguel Vargas’ three-run home run in the first and Colson Montgomery’s solo shot in the third — were pitches that were mostly middle-middle.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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These guerrilla pop-ups launched the heartland quartet – singer Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist Mike Kennerty and drummer Chris Gaylor – into a world of TikToks and Instagram posts, simultaneously cultivating a fan base decades younger than the now-middle-aged rockers.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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The most famous is the 16th-century Rialto Bridge, which sits roughly at the halfway point and is considered a remarkable architectural and engineering achievement of the Renaissance period.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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The fifth and final season of Prime Video’s superhero satire series, The Boys, is nearing the halfway point this week.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In 2024, the median home price in California topped $800,000, which is double the national median.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Mamdani intends to cut the median time for approvals from 210 to to 100 days via a mix of simplifying income verification, speeding up the process for lottery winners to be selected, and streamlining the applications, among other things.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Denver Golf offers a First Tee junior golf program (for kids as young as 4); two Learn and Play packages for beginners and intermediate golfers; Practice and Play passes for range balls, 9-hole and par 3 rounds; plus Friends and Family passes for mini-golf and par 3 rounds.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Producers must prepare waste management plans, meet extended producer responsibility targets, and send waste to registered recyclers, processing facilities, or intermediate storage facilities.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The third floor includes a central gathering space along with two other bedrooms and bathrooms.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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At the Marché, the Taiwan Pavilion marks genre as a central export driver, underscoring sustained demand from regional buyers for commercial storytelling.—
Lin Ying-Hsuan,
Variety,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, cheaper intermediary goods from China helped boost manufacturing productivity, resulting in a 50% increase in real manufacturing value added from 2001 to 2024.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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In one example disclosed by Xinhua, a consumer paid 252 yuan ($35) for a six-inch cake, but the order was quietly resold through an intermediary platform where vendors bid 100, 90 and 80 yuan to fulfill it, with the lowest bidder winning.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Gregory Lorenzi has spent the past 10 years at Brest, where his eye for a bargain helped to catapult the humble Breton club from mid-table mediocrity in Ligue 2 to a third-place finish in Ligue 1 and a fairytale Champions League campaign.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Owner Danny Serfer designed the new space by thrifting mid-century decor.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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“Medial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medial. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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