medium-sized
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of medium-sized
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, the U.S.’s largest processor of company payrolls, said medium-sized companies still show signs of weakness.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
The company’s customer base of small- to medium-sized businesses also continues to scale, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
She's noticed that since Covid it has become increasingly difficult to get audiences back into medium-sized venues and sell tickets in advance.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Stagecoach still has medium-sized lockers available to rent.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
She could make out tiny little microdactyls, medium-sized minidactyls, and then the fully grown pterodactyls, all sailing back and forth, snapping at each other or whatever prey they could find, dancing across the darkness.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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