medians

noun

plural of median
as in averages

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medians
  1. averages
  2. normals
  3. standards
  4. norms
  5. means
Noun
  • The system also not-so-subtly reduces the SUV’s gas mileage averages to 25 miles per gallon in city driving, 33 mpg on the highway.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • Prior to the Willow project coming online, the analyst expects free cash flow to grow by about $2 billion in 2027 and 2028, assuming Brent crude averages around $60 per barrel.
    — TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 July 2026
Definition of averages
Noun
  • Monday peaks close to seasonal normals in the 50s.
    — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Once this storm heads east by Thursday afternoon, cooler and drier weather will filter in with temperatures closer to our March normals of 50 degrees and 71 degrees.
    — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of normals
Noun
  • Its economy is struggling, public services are strained and improvements in living standards have slowed to a crawl in recent decades.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Lax safety standards and problems with overcrowding frequently result in accidents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of standards
Noun
  • Western analysts have raised concerns that Beijing’s expanding role setting global norms around AI will enable it to export the norms of its own highly restrictive media and internet environment.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Your senior hires need a circle that includes a sponsor from senior leadership, a peer who can help explain unwritten norms, an operational navigator to remove administrative obstacles.
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of norms
Noun
  • Russia has launched several large-scale attacks on Kyiv in recent weeks as Ukraine faces a shortage of Patriot air defense missiles, which are its most effective means of intercepting Russian ballistic missiles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • While defense spending remains unequal among European NATO countries, most countries have made progress on increasing the means devoted to military capabilities.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 July 2026
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