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as in normality
the quality or state of being mediocre
She's a perfectionist who refuses to settle for mediocrity.
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as in nothing
a person of little fame
He surrounded himself with mediocrities to appear more notable by comparison.
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Recent Examples of mediocrity
Our American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long (at least since the 90s and likely longer).
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Simply put, the Browns need to stop wasting time on their current passer and land big on a young prospect that can pull them out of mediocrity.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Over the past few months, conversations with team and league sources, many of whom were granted anonymity in order to speak openly without fear of reprisal, painted a picture of a fractured franchise stuck in a cycle of mediocrity since the night Andrew Luck walked out the door.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
That backlash was the warmup for the full-on outrage that followed Vivek Ramaswamy's X post criticizing American cultural mediocrity.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
Simply put, the Browns need to stop wasting time on their current passer and land big on a young prospect that can pull them out of mediocrity.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Over the past few months, conversations with team and league sources, many of whom were granted anonymity in order to speak openly without fear of reprisal, painted a picture of a fractured franchise stuck in a cycle of mediocrity since the night Andrew Luck walked out the door.
—Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
That backlash was the warmup for the full-on outrage that followed Vivek Ramaswamy's X post criticizing American cultural mediocrity.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocrity
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
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Without a solid marketing strategy, even the best products risk fading into obscurity.Karan Sharma, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Some hardly get off the ground, while others raise money at lofty valuations before vanishing into obscurity.Jon Fortt,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Use either a horticultural oil or systemic insecticide if these insects are noted, following label instructions.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Tours offer a chance to learn how district ecologists are improving the region’s watersheds by expanding the populations of mussels, crayfish, insects and fish.Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Inflation Reduction Act set the United States on a new green industrial trajectory that even Trump and his minions will have trouble reversing.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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The owner, knowing that his establishment is at capacity and taking into consideration the troublesome nobodies who are seeking entry, brusquely sends them away.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year’s Eve 1999.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sally Smith, a spokesperson for the police department, said Wednesday morning that she's heard the victim is in stable condition at the moment.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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The other victims suffered smoke inhalation and other minor injuries.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Mediocrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocrity. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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