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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
CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
What Actually Happened Reporting by CNN and Chinese state media told a much quieter story.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
This curling iron delivers long-lasting curls and waves and offers 30 heat levels with Turbo Heat Boost for effective styling on long and medium hair.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Iran's state media had said Wednesday that the regime rejected the list of points conveyed from Washington via an intermediary, but the unnamed official gave Reuters more detail on Iran's assessment of the proposal.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
What Actually Happened Reporting by CNN and Chinese state media told a much quieter story.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
This curling iron delivers long-lasting curls and waves and offers 30 heat levels with Turbo Heat Boost for effective styling on long and medium hair.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medium
Noun
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Someone breaking in the middle of the night … tying you up, these … are things that are nightmares.—
Lauren Clark,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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In the Dominican Republic, commercial fishers sometimes place a palm tree, floating upright and attached to a buoy, in the middle of the ocean.—
Mike Kurlansky,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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They are left wielding the tools of instrumentality: in-groups and cliques, buying effort through more money, coercive employment agreements and suits against whistleblowers.—
Dave Winsborough,
Forbes.com,
19 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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In these milder environments, more common and inexpensive metals like nickel can be used.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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The facility has faced growing scrutiny from immigration lawyers and advocates, who say children there have struggled to access adequate medical care and education in an environment where lights remain on around the clock and officers stand guard.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The town, about 25 miles southwest of Daytona Beach, Florida, is home to mediums, psychics and healers, many practicing out of their homes.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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The platform represents a new generation of physical AI systems that combine perception, reasoning, and natural interaction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Streaming services like Netflix, Amazon and other Indian platforms also have outposts in Mumbai, all of which need a steady stream of talent.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Thousands are now not showing up for work, hundreds have quit altogether, and the average wait time at airports has reached record levels.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s the view of Robinhood, which counts 250,000 customers paying on average $250 annually to use its Strategies, an AI tool guided by human advisors.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Still, more than one in 10 firms scored zero, and only eight companies cleared the halfway mark.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Mar. 2026
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Around the halfway point, though, the situation began to change.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Its going to be a lot of hard work ahead for the club in the coming months - but confident that viewed in the round, the last two seasons have been pretty bloody decent.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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The bundled keyboard and mouse are also decent, and there are plenty of ports for extra peripherals.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medium. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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