1
as in decent
of average to below average quality
your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
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2
as in terrible
of low quality
mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists
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Recent Examples of mediocre
Alabama was beaten by a truly mediocre Michigan team in the ReliaQuest Bowl and South Carolina lost to Illinois in the Citrus Bowl.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Bob Uecker, who died Thursday at 90, was a mediocre Major League Baseball player and exceptional Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer who made an improbable transition to entertainment.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
Now, all that the Orioles can seemingly afford are this parade of mediocre one-year rentals.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Readying For The Next Wave No doubt, there will be many who put and keep mediocre AI tools on the market.
—Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
Bob Uecker, who died Thursday at 90, was a mediocre Major League Baseball player and exceptional Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer who made an improbable transition to entertainment.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025
Now, all that the Orioles can seemingly afford are this parade of mediocre one-year rentals.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Readying For The Next Wave No doubt, there will be many who put and keep mediocre AI tools on the market.
—Peter Guagenti, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre
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The game also features a non-linear narrative, giving you missions for four distinct factions — not unlike Outlaws —and each one has its own vision for humanity’s future, ultimately deciding on the story’s fate, meaning there’s probably a decent chance there’s plenty of replayability.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Housing is impacting everyone, even those who are making a decent wage.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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But the federal investigation was not satisfactory to many of King’s family members and associates, who knew of the FBI’s years-long investigation of the minister, and Director J. Edgar Hoover’s obsession with him as a potential communist influence.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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By applying enough pressure now, the thinking goes, Ukraine and its backers can enter talks from a favorable position, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be forced to engage in good-faith negotiations that end in a satisfactory settlement.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Texans’ offensive line was mostly poor this season, unable to consistently protect Stroud.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Understand that poor sleep hygiene can negatively impact the quantity and quality of sleep.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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Getting run up on by the middling Blues and lowly Blackhawks is definitely dispiriting.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Against teams fighting for Play-In spots, the Knicks hold a middling 11-10 record, but this includes three wins against an Orlando Magic team with every conceivable scorer out due to injury.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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When done right, this type of content may be cheaper to produce compared to scripted shows, and bring in new (typically younger) demographics who have currently have more of an affinity to YouTube and other social media channels.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Several North Florida areas are averaging less than $3 a gallon as the region remains the cheapest to get gas in the state, in some places about 25 cents cents less per gallon than South Florida.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2025
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Heat on medium, stirring until the sugar dissolves.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
18 Jan. 2025
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Zoom in: Southeast Louisiana has a low to medium chance of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain Monday night through Tuesday night, the National Weather Service in Slidell said Thursday.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
17 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, while there may still be a secular public school in this community, if only a small handful of students attend this traditional public school, that school will most likely lack the resources of the Lutheran school, and will offer an inferior education.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
28 Jan. 2025
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The period’s stucco product, the common alternative to wood for exteriors, was inferior to today’s, carrying only a one-hour fire rating.—
Richard Olsen,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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