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medium

[mee-dee-uhm] / ˈmi di əm /






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Dry roast the lentils in a pan over medium heat until they turn golden-yellow and smell nutty and toasty.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

As Armstrong recalls, artists like NWA and Public Enemy were "telling you the story of what was going on in our community through a medium that everybody was locked in on".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

John Singleton Copley’s 1768 portrait of Paul Revere at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts does something similar, on a smaller scale and in a different medium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Behind the walls, as you can see, the medium is more than a screen,” explains Anadol.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The walls were painted a sort of medium blue color.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott




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