MEDIANS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

medians

noun

plural of median

as in averages

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Noun

Higher oil prices and a broadening sell-off that hit many market sectors dragged the three major averages to losses on Friday.

— Ananya Chetia,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026
Qualifying schools have demonstrated that student performance is improving faster than statewide averages and reflect the state’s commitment to educational equity and opportunity, the state board of education said.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of averages

Noun

Temperatures are expected to be closer to seasonal normals, reaching highs in the 80s through the weekend and into early next week.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026
Our extended winter weather forecasts emphasize temperature and precipitation deviations from averages, or normals.

— Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of normals

Noun

As the industry kept growing, Congress added safety, noise and emissions standards to protect the communities living beneath the flight paths.

— Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Staff are attentive and helpful without being overly formal, delivering the high standards of a larger hotel with the personal touch of a boutique property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of standards

Noun

The first lady credited scientific advances and changing social norms for the launch of the initiative, elements of which echo a Biden administration effort.

— Dan Diamond, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
American norms about politics, science, education and law are being overturned, and artificial intelligence threatens further disruption.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of norms

Noun

Analysts attributed elevated gas prices to ongoing fighting in the Middle East, which has damaged oil infrastructure and forced firms to take up costly means of transporting crude.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Only Washington, North Carolina and Oregon tracked rejection rates with enough detail to distinguish ballots received in the mail from those received by some other means, like a ballot drop box.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

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