1
as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
the median price of a home in the area
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2
as in middle
occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes
determine the median point between your two speakers, and test your stereo system from there
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as in normal
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Recent Examples of median
Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The median selling price was higher this March vs. a year ago in 74% of Orange County ZIP codes, according to real estate tracker Attom.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
The average state marketing budget is $19.8 million, Dolch said, and the median is $12.2 million.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
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Adjective
In April, the number of sales of existing homes dropped 2 percent from April 2024, while the median sale price rose 1.8 percent, marking 22 straight months of year-over-year price growth, according to the National Association of Realtors.
—Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
The median selling price was higher this March vs. a year ago in 74% of Orange County ZIP codes, according to real estate tracker Attom.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
Noun
Those who include housing, with at least 20% designated for households earning between 80% and 120% of the area median income, are eligible for an 80% refund on city taxes under the program.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2025
The average state marketing budget is $19.8 million, Dolch said, and the median is $12.2 million.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for median
Adjective
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The average African filmmaker doesn’t have that luxury.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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Watches range from 1,500 euros to more than 11,000 euros, with an average price point around 5,000 euros.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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The middle seat often feels like the wild west of the cabin, where everyone seems to spill into your space.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
30 May 2025
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While driving - Stick to the middle lanes and stay on elevated ground.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
Noun
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For McClain, a colonel and Master Army aviator, that means adapting to a new normal of living and working in space.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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The movie’s over-all arc is a common one: from the unquestioned routines of daily life to the strange new normal of risks and precautions, fears and constraints, illness and deaths; from there to an eventual sense of wary relief.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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As murder defendant Karen Read rounds the corner on the halfway point of her second trial, the crippling weight of unpaid legal bills could be alleviated by an unlikely source: online crowdfunding.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2025
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Heading into next week, Combs’ trial is nearing the halfway point as the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York moves its case into the final stretch before handing things over to the defense.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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The researchers knew that spatial navigation and episodic memories are encoded in the temporal lobe, specifically in the medial entorhinal cortex (MEC).—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
2 May 2025
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Expanding National Institutes of Health medial research by 60% over the last decade.—
Dick Durbin,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The last couple of years, this has been one of our best intermediate tracks as far as our 20 group goes.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 May 2025
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Most of the trails are for intermediate or advanced riders, with plenty of rocks and root gardens and some steep climbs.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The banjo remained a fixture in Black communities well into the mid 20th century, where, alongside the fiddle, it was played in happy times and in hard times.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 May 2025
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Moreover, Blackwell sales of $24B topped our $20B expectations and management maintained mid 70′s gross margins target on improving Blackwell profitability with no major tariff impact.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
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“Median.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/median. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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