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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
Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Disney says the median age of digital viewers for DWTS has dropped a whopping eight years, from 45 to 37, in just one season, while the median age of a viewer who watches the DWTS livestream every Tuesday night on Disney+ is just 28, according to Goldman.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Natalie Wu, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
According to the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database, IU regularly trailed its Big Ten brethren in annual football spending, $12 million shy of the median in 2019.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
More than 35,000 rental units are needed for those making 50% of the area median income or lower, according to the city’s affordable housing gap dashboard from 2023.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2025
Disney says the median age of digital viewers for DWTS has dropped a whopping eight years, from 45 to 37, in just one season, while the median age of a viewer who watches the DWTS livestream every Tuesday night on Disney+ is just 28, according to Goldman.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
Noun
In New York, annual median salaries for both occupations are over six figures.
—Natalie Wu, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
According to the Knight-Newhouse College Athletics Database, IU regularly trailed its Big Ten brethren in annual football spending, $12 million shy of the median in 2019.
—Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
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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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In their middle-of-the-night, middle-of-the street confrontation, Lee told Chutto that his grandfather wanted to claim the land.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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DeCosta has taken some notable swings before past deadlines, acquiring the likes of middle linebacker Roquan Smith, cornerback Marcus Peters and edge rusher Yannick Ngakoue.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The new normal is forgetting yesterday’s scandals in order to make room in our overcrowded brains for tomorrow’s.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
30 Oct. 2025
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Otherwise, things should be mainly dry with temperatures close to seasonal normals.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 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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Russian President Vladimir Putin described the missile as an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) that is able to travel long distances at 10 times the speed of sound, or Mach 10.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Russia used the hypersonic Oreshnik in a strike on the Ukrainian region of Dnipro in November 2024 – the first time in history an intermediate-range ballistic missile has been used in battle.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps even the idea of an upscale magazine in the mold of Vanity Fair is simply less meaningful in a contemporary media landscape where celebrities constantly churn out their own content and popular culture is fragmented across a landscape of mid-sized creators.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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O’Neil previously spent nearly a full season in charge of Bournemouth, succeeding Scott Parker on a caretaker basis in August 2022, before being named permanent head coach in November after the league had paused for the mid-season World Cup.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Median.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/median. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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