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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Several other local governments have similarly tried to chart a middle course through the controversy, perhaps none more dramatically than the Detroit Lakes City Council.—
Jeremy Fugleberg,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2026
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In the third, Hicks got hold of a middle-middle curveball and sent it 389 feet to right-center field.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Their record at the playoffs' halfway point disagrees.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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The United Kingdom raised its minimum wage to two-thirds of its median wage—among the highest ratios in the developed world—with negligible employment effects.—
Nick Hanauer,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2026
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Also, despite the record high for median home sale prices, the fact that many were higher-end homes means that sellers shouldn’t look for big increases in overall property values.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Bianco suggests investors focus on the intermediate part of the treasuries curve, specifically the 5-year to 7-year range.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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Getting there, as with any long-term plan, requires carefully laid groundwork and intermediate steps.—
Eddy Azad,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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That argument is now central to a lawsuit filed by the Save City Hall Coalition, which claims the city failed to properly maintain the building as required by law.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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But as a central figure in several high-profile lawsuits, Carollo has also cost the city money during his most recent stints in office.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 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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That one also featured one high-scoring inning and a mid-game adjustment.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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There’s some consistency to how McCartney and his partner have fashioned this as a rock record that’s closer to mid-period Wings than any kind of flagrant Beatles self-homage.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026
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“Medial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medial. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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