1
as in decent
of average to below average quality
your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
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as in poor
of low quality
mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists
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Recent Examples of mediocre
Philadelphia's offensive line dealt with numerous injuries, and the team's rushing game was mediocre.
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Crocket told the Star-Telegram editorial board on Monday that Allred isn’t mediocre.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
But the key difference between this season and the mediocre stretch from 2022-24 is back then the Red Sox counted on guys like Casas and Campbell to make an impact.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, mediocre creatives with smart AI strategies are building massive audiences and landing dream clients left and right.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Crocket told the Star-Telegram editorial board on Monday that Allred isn’t mediocre.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
But the key difference between this season and the mediocre stretch from 2022-24 is back then the Red Sox counted on guys like Casas and Campbell to make an impact.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, mediocre creatives with smart AI strategies are building massive audiences and landing dream clients left and right.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre
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The Dolphins had a decent, although not necessarily strong 2025 draft class despite the fact all seven draftees got playing time last season, and five made at least one start.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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Education isn’t a cure-all; North Korea appears to have decent schools yet is impoverished and totalitarian.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Semmann said stores raise prices primarily in response to supply chain issues, such as poor harvests, changes to international trade policy or increasing logistical costs.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Boating conditions are poor across offshore waters south of Cape Canaveral, while small craft need to exercise caution near the inlets.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Roma wanted a satisfactory replacement signed before letting Tsimikas return.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Yeah … very satisfactory to hear that.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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America just passed the 50th anniversary of one of its truly terrible days — one that future historians can track as the beginning of the end of our democracy.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Busch was terrible defensively at third.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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This wasn’t just some middling offense that got shut down by a great defense, either.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The middling Heat, which is the only Eastern Conference team that didn’t make a move ahead of Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, is now 13-19 in its last 32 games following a strong 14-7 start to the season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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These are cheap to produce and easy to swallow due to their smooth texture.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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With a distinctive look and a €38,290 ($45,425) passenger van base price (German market) that undercuts even the cheapest VW ID.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Their goal with the video was to push back against the president’s domestic troop deployments, a trend his critics feared might lead to clashes with ordinary Americans or be used to interfere in upcoming elections.—
Missy Ryan,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nothing out of the ordinary there, admittedly.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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It's been fashionable since the early 2000s to consider reality shows inferior to scripted or traditional documentary series.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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The market was once concerned that ChatGPT creator OpenAI would threaten the Google parent’s dominant search business, and that its own AI technology was inferior.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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