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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
Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Reduce the heat to medium and stir frequently until most of the cranberries have burst and liquid is syrupy, about 15 minutes.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2024
The size of these potatoes ranges from small to medium, and the shape varies too, from oblong to fingerling.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2024
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Trending on Billboard Although everything looked rosy, privately, Quevedo, who had just turned 21, felt tired and overwhelmed by the media, tours, pressure, and releases.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 22 Nov. 2024
Reduce the heat to medium and stir frequently until most of the cranberries have burst and liquid is syrupy, about 15 minutes.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The electric compressor is a world-first in this kind of application, designed particularly to boost torque at low and medium revs.
—New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2024
The size of these potatoes ranges from small to medium, and the shape varies too, from oblong to fingerling.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2024
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The yellow group is usually the easiest to figure out, blue and green fall in the middle, and the purple group is usually the most difficult one.Kris Holt, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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In campaign images by Rahul Bhatt, Cabello sits in the middle of a Miami street wearing a ringer-style graphic T-shirt with turquoise accents on the neckline and sleeves, paired with coordinating black and turquoise athletic shorts and her Blue Hour Moopie sneakers.Maggie Clancy, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024
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But the instrumentality of so many of his characters seems to have reached a nadir in The City and Its Uncertain Walls.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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This dilemma can be solved in only one way, by the birth of a new faith, adjusted in its instrumentalities to the needs of the new century, but preserving the ultimate objectives of the old.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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The goal of the Family Place Libraries program is to encourage libraries to be a family-friendly environment and transform them into community centers for literacy, early childhood development, parent education and engagement, family support and community information.Barbara D. Hathaway, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Stimulate technological innovation: A regulatory framework that supports an open market environment encourages the development and adoption of innovative building technologies.Ali Hoss, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Seeking out witches, psychics, mediums, or other purveyors of magic or mysticism during times of change or uncertainty has been happening for centuries.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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First, there’s Lilia, a strip-mall psychic who at first plays dumb to match Agatha’s attempt to go undercover as a Southern mom.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2024
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The total subscribers on Hims & Hers platform have nearly quadrupled from 0.5 million in 2021 to over 2 million now.Trefis Team, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Lionsgate is launching the film simultaneously in U.S. theaters, digital and on-demand platforms Nov. 22.Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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The average distance to the center of the Earth, by the way, is 3,959 miles.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 29 Nov. 2024
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Read below to see the average prices for a gallon of regular gas in and around Washington, D.C. Delaware Gas prices in Delaware dropped on Thanksgiving, falling to $2.984 per gallon.Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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But as the Scotsman's final season reached its halfway point, things were more rocky than ever during his tenure.Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Week nine marks the halfway point of the regular season (though, of course, the postseason will run well into next February).BYChris Morris, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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If Williams gets decent protection and can hang in the pocket, receivers D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze, Keenan Allen and tight end Cole Kmet are capable of making plays.Steve Silverman, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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To be clear, longer-term measures of breadth are still in decent shape.David Keller, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medium. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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