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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
Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 22 May 2025
The average starting salary for vets in these placements is $75,000, and 93% are receiving full-time placement.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 May 2025
Tyler Williams, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Travel insurance averages between 4% and 10% of your total nonrefundable trip expenses.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 May 2025
Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 22 May 2025
And against New York in the regular season, Turner averaged 19.5 points per game while shooting 45.5 percent from deep.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Adjective
When Alyssa Farah Griffin noted that the average American isn't focused on the Qatari jet and instead about making ends meet, Goldberg pointed out that the issues are linked.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 22 May 2025
The average starting salary for vets in these placements is $75,000, and 93% are receiving full-time placement.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 May 2025
Noun
About 60% of renters in Florida and the Orlando area were cost-burdened, compared to the national average of 52%, due to the relatively modest average income of renters in the state.
—Tyler Williams, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Travel insurance averages between 4% and 10% of your total nonrefundable trip expenses.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 31 May 2025
Verb
Gilgeous-Alexander averaged a league-best and career-high 32.7 points, and also led the league with 7.9 free throws made per game.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 22 May 2025
And against New York in the regular season, Turner averaged 19.5 points per game while shooting 45.5 percent from deep.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for average
Adjective
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Rounding out the top three are San Jose, California and San Francisco, where homeowners paid a median $9,554 and $8,156, respectively.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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That fell short of the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists and marked the weakest April since 2009.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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In a revealing interview on Insight With Chris Van Vliet, Omos detailed his journey from assuming his rapid growth was normal to facing a critical health crisis.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The accompanying video – well, better classified as all-encompassing graphics that sucked you into the visual vortex – of football fields and basketball courts pulled at the hearts of 17,000 people as Chesney sang of days gone by with his typical earnestness.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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While that dealer’s price is more in line with typical used car depreciation, the Foundation series was at one time selling at wildly inflated prices on the used market due to high demand.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister, Narendra Modi, has likewise been compared to Trump in his populist appeal, majoritarian rhetoric, and dismantling of democratic norms.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
23 May 2025
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The Senate vote proceeded in defiance of the parliamentarian’s ruling, marking a stunning rebuke of congressional norms.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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The most telling way to measure Timber’s impact is that, even when White returned from injury in February, Arteta stuck with the Dutchman until he was lost to the ankle problem that kept him out for the final month of the season.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Boyer and his colleagues measured the concentrations of ammonia and other gases in the air roughly five miles away from a colony of 60,000 Adélie penguins in Antarctica.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
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But the Stars, who had dominated the first period, equalized soon after.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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In a controversial incident, however, Gerard Martin was robbed of the ball and Francesco Acerbi equalized on 93 minutes.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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In other words, Catherine is a nice, ordinary middle-class English girl.—
Adelle Waldman,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
Adjective
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Specs In Line With The Realme GT 7 Internally, the Realme GT 7 Dream Edition is similar to the standard GT 7.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The deadly shooting is under investigation, and the two officers involved are on standard administrative leave until it is completed.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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“Average.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/average. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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