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as in middle
a middle point between extremes
trying to achieve a happy medium as far as the demands of career and family are concerned
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as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end
regards political activism on the local level as the best medium for effecting social change
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as in environment
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded
an artist who enjoys the cultural medium of the big city
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as in psychic
a person who claims to speak with or for the spirits of the dead
the medium claims that she can put the grieving parents in touch with the spirit of their deceased son
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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
taxpayers of medium income
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as in halfway
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
a politician who first reads the polls and then inevitably takes the medium stance on every issue
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as in decent
of average to below average quality
another medium effort from a movie director who can do better
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Recent Examples of medium
Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
Trump has spoken to the British media in the past, but has favored conversations with friends, including Piers Morgan on TalkTV and Nigel Farage on GB News.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Marco's Pizza: Crowd Pleaser Combo This Memorial Day weekend, Marco's Pizza offers the Crowd Pleaser Combo, which includes two medium one-topping pizzas, CheezyBread and CinnaSquares.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Noun
Russell Vought’s retributive targeting of universities, law firms, and the media.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
Trump has spoken to the British media in the past, but has favored conversations with friends, including Piers Morgan on TalkTV and Nigel Farage on GB News.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 15 July 2025
Adjective
The Mount Adams restaurant is celebrating Cinco de Mayo with $5.99 margaritas, $8.99 medium house margaritas, $2.99 reposado shots, and $6.99 cucumber habanero margaritas.
—Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Marco's Pizza: Crowd Pleaser Combo This Memorial Day weekend, Marco's Pizza offers the Crowd Pleaser Combo, which includes two medium one-topping pizzas, CheezyBread and CinnaSquares.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medium
Noun
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Carlson aims to aid the Chicago White Sox up the middle in the future after being selected by the team with the No. 10 pick in the 2025 MLB draft on Sunday.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Gomber got the dangerous De La Cruz to ground into a fielder’s choice, but Austin Hayes drove an RBI single up the middle to score Friedl, tying the game 2-2.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.—
Cierra Black,
Essence,
9 July 2025
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Amtrak is also not considered a department, agency or instrumentality of the United States Government and its overseeing regulatory body, the OIG, remains open during shutdowns as well.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
20 Dec. 2024
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Charities and Planned Giving For charities and planning giving experts, these complications will need to be addressed to help donors in the new environment.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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World Atlas is a global geography resource providing information on developments in sociology, demography, environment, economics, politics, travel and more, its website says.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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Sacred Journey Market: The Light Market Browse crystal and metaphysical vendors, visit with tarot readers, energy healers, psychics and more, and take part in seminars on astrology, crystal healing, and spiritual self-care.—
Luann Gibbs,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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There’s even spiritual gurus and psychics on staff.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes,
16 Sep. 2024
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Hoste first announced the new, limited-time wedding package on Instagram in June, and the news was warmly received on the platform.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Similarly, The Fall Guy hit the streaming platform just under four months after its theatrical debut.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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The average length of care per month jumped from roughly two months in December 2024 to more than five months by May 2025, according to HHS data.—
Nicol León,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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Your LinkedIn success blueprint: pre-posting strategic moves These seven pre-posting moves transform average content into algorithm favorites.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The expansion team has exceeded expectations and is in contention to make the playoffs at the halfway point largely due to Thornton’s career year.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 July 2025
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The Gilded Age Season 3 reached its halfway point Sunday night with a big episode centered around Gladys’ (Taissa Farmiga) wedding to The Duke of Buckingham (Ben Lamb), and key in the lead-up to the nuptials is the arrival of Merritt Wever’s character Monica O’Brien.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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There’s a decent chance the Dolphins will need Wilson early in the season and late.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The transparency mode is decent and keeps your surroundings sounding natural.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medium. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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