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as in median
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
since a Chihuahua seems as impractical as a Saint Bernard, let's get a dog of more average dimensions
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Relevance
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as in normal
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
just an average day at the office
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
the company's marketing people want to interview average teenagers to see what kinds of clothes appeal to them
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as in norm
what is typical of a group, class, or series
my cat's a cut above the average when it comes to being a finicky eater
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as in to measure
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as in to equalize
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Recent Examples of average
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Fortunately, a new perspective on pesticide use shows that pest protection for the average family can be both accessible and affordable.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Lyst found that searches for the French brand’s Le Loafer rose an average of 66 percent month-on-month during the quarter.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Rental concessions averaged $107 in the third quarter, bringing the average effective rent to $1,709 a month.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The reason our spot tested so well last year was because the average consumer doesn’t really care.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Fortunately, a new perspective on pesticide use shows that pest protection for the average family can be both accessible and affordable.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
The district’s standardized test scores have lagged behind the state average in recent years.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Lyst found that searches for the French brand’s Le Loafer rose an average of 66 percent month-on-month during the quarter.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Set on the Detroit River, Wyandotte was praised for its low average home value of $190,919 (compared to the statewide average of $259,881) and average monthly mortgage of just $1,093.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Rental concessions averaged $107 in the third quarter, bringing the average effective rent to $1,709 a month.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for average
Adjective
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The median salary is $75,190, and the top 10% of earners get $121,200.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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For students who graduated this year with an MD degree from a four-year medical school in the United States, the median cost of attendance was $318,825, according to Kristen Earle, director of student financial services at the Association of American Medical Colleges.—
Tribune News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Shawn Dahl, a space weather forecaster at the Space Weather Prediction Center, notes that an additional, even stronger CME is expected midday Wednesday — along with the chance to see the northern lights farther south than normal.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Members will be able to shop inside the warehouse during normal business hours.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Midea Flexify Air Fryer isn’t your typical air fryer.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Nearby Leyte and northern parts of Mindanao, both populous islands in the center of the country, saw between 150 and 250 mm (6 to 10 inches) of rain in only 24 hours — well above the typical monthly rainfall for November.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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He’s gone beyond transgressing political and presidential norms to openly trampling on the Constitution.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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The organization is working to transform cultural norms and narratives surrounding aging, disability and care, as well as make change through federal and state-level policies and build power among the people who have been touched by care.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The Education Department also measures growth by assessing progress among students at the bottom 25%.—
Dmitry Martirosov,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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That’s a sizable rival to YouTube TV, and early data from research firm Apptopia (which measures app downloads, not subscription sign-ups) showed Fubo to be the leading beneficiary of people switching providers.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The decision is the first step toward the goal of equalizing drug prices so Americans aren’t paying more for the same drugs than people in other parts of the world.—
Alice Park,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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This became the famous Bic Cristal, also known as the Bic Pen, which consisted of a simple ballpoint fixed to a transparent plastic reservoir set in a hexagonal plastic tube with a mysterious little hole part way down to equalize air pressure.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Obviously, fastidious double-entry bookkeeping reduces the margin for error, even in complicated accounts, but more than that, once accounts become commonplace, ordinary people begin to think of the world in terms of accounts.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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But this isn’t an ordinary cookbook, one with 30-minute recipes and sensible serving sizes.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Long-distance precision rises The Sentante platform uses standard guidewires and catheters linked to a sensory system that captures the surgeon’s hand movements.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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The deal would allow merchants to decide whether to accept credit cards in three distinct categories — commercial, premium consumer and standard consumer.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Average.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/average. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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