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happy medium

noun as in satisfying compromise

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Batteries can be heavy so you need to strike a happy medium between battery power and weight.

The best cushioning is neither too hard nor too soft, hitting a happy medium characterized by soft and supportive and comfortable and lightweight.

I think that is a happy medium between the content regulation that some want and a complete free-for-all where these companies are unregulated whatsoever.

Many of us strike a happy medium, leaving enough wiggle room with reality to spin a good yarn.

As he is walking out the door, the Japanese call him back, capitulate, and a happy medium is agreed on.

DataWind believes it has found both the happy medium, and the perfect testing ground for it.

Despite the criticism, the band has managed to find a happy medium.

But can quality roles and ample compensation reach a happy medium for an actor?

Now he proposes to avoid the two extremes, and to search for an easier course in a happy medium.

Youll have to strike a happy medium as to the time you get here.

She compromised, of course, as people always compromise upon impulses, by a happy medium.

The hostess should preserve the happy medium between neglecting and overattending to her guests.

The third boat was a happy medium between the other two, and went under the name of the Tramp.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to happy medium, such as: gray area, middle ground, and neutral ground.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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