as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
four is the medial number between one and seven
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Recent Examples of medial
That was Djokovic’s first tournament win of the year, having been forced to pull out of the French Open after tearing the medial meniscus in his right knee.
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James Hansen, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Theoretical starting center Kristaps Porzingis is still recovering from offseason surgery after tearing his medial retinaculum in his left leg during Game 2 of the NBA Finals, an injury that will likely leave him on the shelf until at least December.
—Hunter Felt, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Her focus is not on the representation of meaning but rather on the medial and material conditions of representation.
—Moritz Scheper, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
The region—called the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)—may produce a fundamental model of oneself and place it in mental time.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021
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James Hansen, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024
Theoretical starting center Kristaps Porzingis is still recovering from offseason surgery after tearing his medial retinaculum in his left leg during Game 2 of the NBA Finals, an injury that will likely leave him on the shelf until at least December.
—Hunter Felt, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Her focus is not on the representation of meaning but rather on the medial and material conditions of representation.
—Moritz Scheper, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
The region—called the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)—may produce a fundamental model of oneself and place it in mental time.
—Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medial
Adjective
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Transcend showed that very few middle and high school students regularly have the opportunity to work this way.—
Shannon Doyne,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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His middle brother Austin, a year younger than Allen, also wrestled.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Ideally situated near the halfway point of Montauk Highway, Topping Rose House is equidistant from the best shopping, cafés, museums, galleries, and restaurants that the East End has to offer.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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Past the halfway point, the Suns are now 21-21, tied for 10th in the West.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The median price for homes soared to a record $407,500.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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The median price of an existing home, meanwhile, has climbed for 18 months straight, reaching a record high of $407,500 in 2024.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Amtrak Auto Train route and schedule The Auto Train runs every day between Lorton and Sanford with no intermediate stops.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Instead test-time compute introduces structured interventions in which computer systems are built to double-check their work through intermediate calculations or extra algorithms applied to their final responses.—
Lauren Leffer,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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This dignity and destiny were central to Garvey’s message, which called for the global empowerment of African descendants.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
19 Jan. 2025
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In Deir al Balah, a city in central Gaza, cars honked their horns and loud music blared from coffee shops.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The city school system alleges that drug manufacturers raised the price of insulin to win the business of pharmacy benefits managers — intermediary companies that negotiate prices between drugmakers and pharmacies.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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Mossad Exploits Iran's Weak Supply Chain Zarif explained that Mossad exploited Iran's reliance on intermediary suppliers, a consequence of international sanctions, to introduce sabotage materials into the nuclear supply chain.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The warming is expected to continue through the weekend, with highs in the mid 70s predicted for the San Fernando Valley and in the 60s to low 70s elsewhere.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2025
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According to the Chicago Police Department who first responded to the incident, officers responded to South Sacramento Avenue near Evergreen Park, a suburb about 16 miles south of downtown Chicago mid afternoon on Jan. 11.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Medial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medial. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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