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
Never follow your boyfriend to college, especially a seemingly mediocre college, as Belly does with Jeremiah to the fictional Finch.
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Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s enough blame to fill what’s left of the world’s melting glaciers after this debacle of an opener in which the Dolphins were dominated, 33-8, by a mediocre Colts team and looks further from contention than any time this decade.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Both teams often met with mediocre records, with those games representing the most important 60 minutes of their seasons.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
While the first one was good, apparently, the second one was just mediocre.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
There’s enough blame to fill what’s left of the world’s melting glaciers after this debacle of an opener in which the Dolphins were dominated, 33-8, by a mediocre Colts team and looks further from contention than any time this decade.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Both teams often met with mediocre records, with those games representing the most important 60 minutes of their seasons.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
While the first one was good, apparently, the second one was just mediocre.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre
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Dell’s downward-firing speakers, positioned underneath each side of the chassis, project decent sound quality if the laptop rests on a solid surface, not your lap.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Chin up, a hundred other decent men out there.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yes, there are so much terrible stuff online.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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But that obviously terrible call compromised the integrity of that game last night, and that's something the sport should be looking to avoid.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Since its premiere in 2011, Downton Abbey has bid audiences adieu a few times — first, with its television finale after six seasons; then, over the course of two films, any one of which could have been a satisfactory conclusion for this cadre of characters.—
Mekishana Pierre September 11,
EW.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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While the golf course renovation was not satisfactory to many people, it was needed.—
Steven Franck,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The poll also found that 51% of respondents perceive the current state of the economy as poor, and 61% express a lack of confidence that the economy will improve next year.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Low User Adoption Due To Poor Onboarding The primary hurdle is often low user adoption due to poor onboarding and a steep learning curve.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Bridgewater’s assets under management have declined to $92 billion, from a high of $168 billion in 2019, during a period marked by middling performance and a prolonged leadership transition.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The numbers paint an image of middling consistency.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Here, the median sale price of a home is about $137,000—one of the cheapest price tags in the country.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Health insurers plan to raise rates, pointing to rising health care costs, tariffs on prescription drugs and medical device imports, and the possible expiration of premium tax credits instituted during former President Joe Biden's administration that made plans cheaper.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Before the war began, the leading militaries focused on larger, expensive, medium to long-range models.—
Joseph Nepomuceno,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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For most traders, the action is concentrated in the short to medium part of the curve.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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More to Explore By documenting lushly hirsute Japanese officials alongside their beardless counterparts, portraiture preserved a photographic record of colonial subjects’ visibly inferior status.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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As with many imitations, attempting to replicate something often results in an inferior copy.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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