medium-sized

adjective

: neither large nor small
a medium-sized pan
a medium-size car/house/city

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Customers include hospitality groups, publishers and consumer goods companies and range in size from the small and medium-sized to an increasing number of enterprises. — Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Grate the cheese on the largest holes of a box grater for a chunkier dip, or the medium-sized holes for a creamier spread. — Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026 Under the right conditions, a single one-kilogram adult can put away four medium-sized blue crabs a day. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026 Under optimal circumstances, a one-kilogram adult can consume four medium-sized blue crabs a day, the experts behind the project say. — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medium-sized

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“Medium-sized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medium-sized. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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