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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
Alex Sherman, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
In 2025 alone, the Lone Star State saw tens of thousands of immigrants without legal status arrested, according to federal data and media reports.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
In a news release Friday, police released a still image from the video and described him as a man in his 50s, between 5-foot-8 and 5-foot-10, with medium athletic build.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The month of February is a microcosm of the company's strategy these days — and a notable turn for the media company in recent years.
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Schumacher’s counterparts in Utah and Arizona are also warily eyeing medium-range weather forecasts for any signs of a change in the weather pattern that would signal an improvement in their water outlook as well.
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Wednesday isn't the most common cleaning day, but the middle of the week is a good opportunity to check some important tasks off of your household to do list.—
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He was born in Chicago in 1936, the middle of three boys.—
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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.—
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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.—
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Advances in facial robotics are moving beyond preprogrammed animations toward dynamic, spontaneous expressions, enabling robots to better communicate, build rapport, and integrate into human social environments.—
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The school works to create an environment that teaches more than academics.—
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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.—
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Think past life regression meditations, tarot and oracle card readings, and even sessions with psychics.—
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Nvidia, the poster child of the AI boom and the company at the center of the bubble debate, announced at CES that the next version of its computing platform that powers those data centers is arriving in the second half of this year.—
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The platform sole offers an easy way to elevate otherwise cozy-casual looks without sacrificing comfort.—
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Tucker’s $60 million average annual value would be the second-highest in baseball history, not factoring discounting, behind Shohei Ohtani’s $70 million in his 10-year deal with the Dodgers that runs through 2033.—
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Residential properties made up just under a third of the average family office's real estate holdings, per the same report.—
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This was a halfway point for me and a friend in Asheville, and new to us both.—
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Since December 2000, this is currently the fifth coldest start to the month at the halfway point.—
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But on Wednesday, bank stocks went lower even as many reported decent quarters, Cramer said.—
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At the time, acquiring Aşik for a 2015 first-round pick seemed like a decent way to keep the face of the franchise happy and double down on interior defense.—
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“Medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medium. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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