happy medium
noun
: a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes
The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.
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There are areas in space where there's a happy medium of both gravitational and centripetal forces, which are known as Lagrange points.
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Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Leave it to maternity brand Hatch to nail that happy medium between statement-making and comfortable.
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Straight fits are proving to be the happy medium for consumers that want a jean that feels sophisticated and comfortable.
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This figure is at 20% of the happy medium between the low bar of 50 grams and the upper end of 120 grams (using our pretend 150-pound friend as our benchmark).
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Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The Eliza Dress On Sale 20% off $158 Buy Now at Amazon
Leave it to maternity brand Hatch to nail that happy medium between statement-making and comfortable.
—Lindsey Lanquist, StyleCaster, 28 Jan. 2025
Straight fits are proving to be the happy medium for consumers that want a jean that feels sophisticated and comfortable.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 7 Feb. 2025
This figure is at 20% of the happy medium between the low bar of 50 grams and the upper end of 120 grams (using our pretend 150-pound friend as our benchmark).
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Happy medium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/happy%20medium. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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