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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
the median price of a home in the area
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2
as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
determine the median point between your two speakers, and test your stereo system from there
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as in normal
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Recent Examples of median
Karen Wang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The median income in Detroit is $38,000, half the median income of its broader region.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The median of this year’s price hikes is around 4% - in line with 2025.
—Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The homes were modest, with a median price of $85,000, and many of them were purchased in foreclosure.
—Karen Wang, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
The median income in Detroit is $38,000, half the median income of its broader region.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
The driver of a black Ford Mustang struck the man who was sitting on the center median, east of College Boulevard, an Oceanside police spokesperson said.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The median of this year’s price hikes is around 4% - in line with 2025.
—Reuters 12 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for median
Adjective
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The health research nonprofit KFF said the amount people pay for coverage will rise by 114 percent on average.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 Nov. 2025
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At the same time, employer health benefit plans are also predicted to see an average increase of over 6 percent in cost next year.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Silver plans are a middle-tier option that the ACA marketplaces offer for qualifying consumers.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The 23-year-old rookie was billed as a winger for most of his career, but has been a shockingly impressive middle-six center fill-in with Dubois’ injury.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Security guards are tangled in the middle of ICE, migrants, observers, activists and press as courthouse dynamics play out in this new normal in America.—
Carol Guzy,
Miami Herald,
1 Jan. 2026
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The surge of metal into the US pushed the London market into a full blown squeeze in October, and borrowing costs there still remain well above their normals levels of close to zero.—
Jack Ryan,
Bloomberg,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Here are a bunch of nuggets about UM’s offensive personnel at the halfway point.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The relaxed pace and lack of obligations were a beneficial reset at the halfway point of the trip.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But Scudero, who came into the game leading the country with 50 receptions, 845 yards receiving and eight touchdowns, was held to six catches for 25 yards and required medial attention multiple times during the loss.—
Aaron Johnson,
Mercury News,
18 Oct. 2025
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In 2016, he was forced to vacate the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after tearing his ACL, MCL, and medial meniscus, an injury that kept him out of action for seven months.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Kernza is the grain produced from intermediate wheatgrass and was cultivated with the goal of creating a perennial grain for human consumption that would also reduce inputs and labor for farmers while providing environmental benefits.—
Cami Koons,
Iowa Capital Dispatch,
6 Jan. 2026
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Volatility can produce opportunity, and TSLA is a good example of a stock with big intermediate-term swings that traders welcome.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Santa Rosa Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to multiple reports of a shooting at the mall and found a 15-year-old boy who had been shot, with the bullet traveling through his body, leaving entry and exit wounds in his upper shoulder and mid-back area.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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The story of Quichotte’s quest is being written, in alternating chapters, by Sam DuChamp, a mid-list spy novelist making his first foray into literary fiction.—
Erin Somers,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Median.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/median. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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