Similar words: immediate, medium, medical, medication, medal, armed, come down, diary. Meaning: ['mɪːdɪəm] n.1. a middle state or condition; mean. 2. something intermediate in nature or degree. 3. an intervening substance, as air, through which a force acts or an effect is produced. 4. the element that is the natural habitat of an organism. 5. surrounding objects, conditions, or influences; environment. 6. an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished: Words are a medium of expression. 7. one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television. 8. Biol. the substance in which specimens are displayed or preserved. 9. Also called culture medium. Bacteriol. a liquid or solidified nutrient material suitable for the cultivation of microorganisms. 10. a person through whom the spirits of the dead are alleged to be able to contact the living. 11. Fine Arts. Painting. a liquid with which pigments are mixed. the material or technique with which an artist works: the medium of watercolor. 12. a size of printing paper, 181/2 × 231/2 in. (47 × 60 cm) in England, 18 × 23 to 19 × 25 in. (46 × 58 to 48 × 64 cm) in America. 13. Chiefly Brit. a size of drawing or writing paper, 171/2 × 22 in. (44 × 56 cm). 14. Also called medium strip. Midland U.S. See median strip. 15. in medium, Motion Pictures, Television. with the principal actors in the middle distance: The scene was shot in medium. adj.16. about halfway between extremes, as of degree, amount, quality, position, or size: Cook over medium heat. He is of medium height. [1575-85; < L: the middle, n. use of neut. of medius middle. See MID1]Syn. 16. average, mean, middling.Usage. 7. See media1., mediae/mee"dee euh/, n.1. a pl. of medium. 2. (usually used with a pl. v.) the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and magazines, that reach or influence people widely: The media are covering the speech tonight. adj.3. pertaining to or concerned with such means: a job in media research. Usage. MEDIA, like data, is the plural form of a word borrowed directly from Latin. The singular, MEDIUM, early developed the meaning "an intervening agency, means, or instrument" and was first applied to newspapers two centuries ago. In the 1920s MEDIA began to appear as a singular collective noun, sometimes with the plural MEDIAS. This singular use is now common in the fields of mass communication and advertising, but it is not frequently found outside them: The media is (or are) not antibusiness.mediae/mee"dee euh/, n., pl. mediae /-dee ee'/.1. Gk. Gram. a voiced plosive, as /b, d, g/. 2. Anat. the middle layer of an artery or lymphatic vessel. 3. Entomol. a longitudinal vein in the middle portion of the wing of an insect..
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91. The actor's wedding took place in the full glare of publicity/the media.
92. The media have grossly inflated the significance of this meeting.
93. The media has been accused of presenting a prejudiced view of people with disabilities.
94. The media may be blowing it up out of proportion.
95. The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media.
96. The uptake of some vaccinations fell as the media stirred up fears of possible side effects.
97. Her new TV show will be a potpourri of arts and media reports.
98. Almost all the recent criticism from the mass media is directed at the ever increasing rate of unemployment.
99. His latest movie is being hyped up by the media.
100. The media can't resist kicking a man when he's down.
101. The media was criticized for its thoughtless incursion into the domestic grief of the family.
102. The media play a major role in influencing people's opinions.
103. Mr Adams' speech yesterday was very loud in condemnation of the media.
104. The media have obviously been gagged because nothing has been reported.
105. The British media have created a fierce controversy over Oxford's admission procedures and elitism in general.
106. We must embrace the opportunities presented by the new media.
107. The latest developments have just been released to the media.
108. Local media slammed plans to build a prison in the area.
109. The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media.
110. The media seems obsessed with hyping up individuals or groups.
111. The new Secrecy Act will muzzle the media and the opposition.
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113. There was a lot of media coverage of the wedding.
114. The media has made unfeeling voyeurs of all of us.
115. The work of the charity has been widely publicized throughout the media.
116. Today the media drive athletes to the view that the important thing is to gain worldly success.
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118. We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media.
119. The media, meanwhile, has blown hot and cold on the affair.
120. Electronic media make the potential for information distribution possible on a scale never before achieved.
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