medians

Definition of mediansnext
plural of median

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • The major averages have posted wild intraday swings, and the VIX, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, briefly climbed above the 20 handle at one point last month.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The goal is to get a better sense of how different groups are faring, trends that can be shrouded by nationwide averages.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Temperatures will be close to climatological normals for mid-January, ranging from 58 degrees to 65 degrees.
    Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The state spent more than $20 billion without uniform standards to measure effectiveness.
    Julie Watts, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • In Hong Kong, this positions MKS to contribute to the HKPMCC’s governance and system design, ensuring interoperability with global standards.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Some of the loudest calls to abolish ICE have come from Gen Z and millennial candidates, many of whom have sought to frame their bids around a larger rejection of Democratic Party norms.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Despite a wave of military coups and disputed election results in parts of the continent in recent years, economic challenges faced by Africans outweighed concerns over democratic norms and the rule of law.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Being Different means standing apart - leading on innovation and setting trends.
    Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • As part of the litigation, Snyder-Hill and his co-plaintiffs have sought to depose Wexner and recently won court approval to subpoena him through alternative means after his attorney refused to accept service and other efforts proved futile.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Medians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medians. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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