variants
or media
1
as in middles
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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2
as in instrumentalities
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 environments
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 psychics
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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Recent Examples of mediums
For years, Broncos fans have argued across social-media keyboards that the middle of coordinator Vance Joseph’s defense is, in fact, broken.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Courtemanche has long been thought to be one of the victims of the Connecticut River Valley serial killer, according to local media reports in New Hampshire.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
The complex’s owner said through an attorney that the property is under contract for sale, and that the buyer’s engineering firm was conducting soil testing at the site before the explosion, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
One member of the media, donned in a retro Arsenal shirt, also jumped over a small barrier to watch extra time and penalties in the stands, suddenly becoming another nervous fan with pain written all over his face.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
On Friday, Iranian state media said the MOU wasn’t finalized and had changed in recent days.
—Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Paul drew big, young crowds on the campaign trail, considerable media coverage, and respectable raw national vote totals.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
On Friday, Dart, Carter, head coach John Harbaugh and other team members addressed the media regarding the situation.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Members of the media got a chance to walk through the new complex on Thursday morning to get an early look at the offerings.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
Courtemanche has long been thought to be one of the victims of the Connecticut River Valley serial killer, according to local media reports in New Hampshire.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
The complex’s owner said through an attorney that the property is under contract for sale, and that the buyer’s engineering firm was conducting soil testing at the site before the explosion, according to Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2026
One member of the media, donned in a retro Arsenal shirt, also jumped over a small barrier to watch extra time and penalties in the stands, suddenly becoming another nervous fan with pain written all over his face.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
On Friday, Iranian state media said the MOU wasn’t finalized and had changed in recent days.
—Kate Sullivan, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Paul drew big, young crowds on the campaign trail, considerable media coverage, and respectable raw national vote totals.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
On Friday, Dart, Carter, head coach John Harbaugh and other team members addressed the media regarding the situation.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Members of the media got a chance to walk through the new complex on Thursday morning to get an early look at the offerings.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediums
Noun
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Point Loma’s middles dominated, with 6-foot-5 Trevor Rutt and 6-4 Waylon Lundeen taking advantage of the undersized Cardinals.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Senior middles Cooper Riedl and Aiden Schindler added three kills apiece for the Knights (7-1).—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Smart toys that can directly respond to children and their environments have proliferated in recent years, offering parents a new way to teach their children important skills.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The idea to create a docu-fiction where a character is inserted into real-life environments to interact with unsuspecting locals came to Ribeiro after spending long periods of time in El Paso as a journalist covering immigration.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Terazawa is working on her second novel, Curse Him, a surreal and tense autofiction accounting for three summer months of being scammed by psychics in a small Appalachian town.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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For generations, people have turned to psychics, astrology charts or tarot cards for reassurance.—
Ziv Epstein,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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In national accounts, platforms are classified under the technology and consumer services sector, which comprised 16 per cent of the top-twenty companies by market capitalization in 2009.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Brands are turning static websites and apps into living destinations by offering the same generative experiences platforms use.—
Jennifer Schenberg,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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As the saying goes, failure to prepare means preparing to fail–and the most successful dressers tend to have a practical streak.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
25 May 2026
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All of this comes after reports that Lauren Sánchez is trying to help Bezos reshape his public image, and part of that for her means going out and meeting with people.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 May 2026
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Motorists drive vehicles near a large political banner, depicting missiles being fired behind Iranian demonstrators in solidarity with the government, at Valiasr Square in Tehran on April 6, 2026.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Former service members donning white gloves carried small pine boxes from the New York State Museum in Albany and gently loaded them onto vintage military vehicles adorned with black funeral bunting and American flags for a solemn 60-mile procession north to Lake George, New York.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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And that call came from Stanford Live, the multidisciplinary arts organization that presents shows at a number of venues on the Stanford campus.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Such venues were the office space of August Wilson, who claimed that listening in on conversations helped shape his astounding facility for translating natural human speech to the stage.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
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Prioritize Human Evaluation People who are familiar with local culture should assess models for factors such as fluency, coherence, cultural relevance, politeness norms and the accuracy of idioms (not just literal correctness).—
Ryan Kolln,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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The Gucci outfits created by then-creative director Alessandro Michele that Lauro sported on stage for his 2020 participation at the Sanremo Music Festival sparked days of online conversation for subverting rigid gender norms and reimagining sacred Italian iconography.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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“Mediums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediums. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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