average
Example Sentences
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He has averaged 30 points in the last three games while shooting 50% from the field.
From Los Angeles Times
Since 1900, only England's Dennis Amiss has had as many as Pope's 16 innings in the top six in Ashes Tests and averaged less.
From BBC
On average, mosses now begin releasing spores about four weeks earlier than they did in 1990, and the peak of spore dispersal arrives roughly six weeks sooner.
From Science Daily
While the stock is pricier than the average food company, at around 21 times forward earnings, it is significantly below its five-year average of about 27.
In a recent forecast, the FAA said it expected to oversee an annual average of about 200 to 400 rocket launches or re-entries in the years ahead.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.