medium-sized
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of medium-sized
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The supernova's brightness allowed astronomers to detect it even from its enormous distance using medium sized ground based telescopes.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
When the results were combined, exercise showed a medium sized reduction in depression symptoms and a small to medium sized reduction in anxiety symptoms.
From Science Daily • Feb. 16, 2026
They signal that Boeing might need to launch a new medium sized jet to stem market share losses from the A320 family of jets.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
The stoppage meant a large number of them, including small and medium sized businesses, were also forced to shut some or all of their operations – prompting warnings of potential bankruptcies.
From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025
It was a lime green car, sort of medium sized, and with a kind of long snout, so had it been a person, Carla would have described it as having a long nose.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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