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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
The planner of the heist is a small-town Massachusetts family man (a marvellously scruffy Josh O’Connor) who, amid the upheaval of the early nineteen-seventies, becomes desperate to counter his own mediocrity.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Before his rise, the Bucks were stuck in an endless loop of mediocrity—too good to tank, too bad to contend.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
In his Tuesday morning introductory news conference in a packed Welcome Center room on campus, Bibby vowed to immediately turn the fortunes of a program that has been mired in mediocrity, misery or worse since its elevation to Division I in 1991.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
There was a time when Marvel was really crushing DC, but for the last few years it’s been pretty bleak on all sides, with only a smattering of decent comic book movies punctuating a the parade of mediocrity.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Before his rise, the Bucks were stuck in an endless loop of mediocrity—too good to tank, too bad to contend.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
In his Tuesday morning introductory news conference in a packed Welcome Center room on campus, Bibby vowed to immediately turn the fortunes of a program that has been mired in mediocrity, misery or worse since its elevation to Division I in 1991.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2025
There was a time when Marvel was really crushing DC, but for the last few years it’s been pretty bleak on all sides, with only a smattering of decent comic book movies punctuating a the parade of mediocrity.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocrity
Noun
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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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Functionally identical, either one of the rovers could have made the voyage to Mars, but one of them was bound to become the famous face of the mission, while the other was destined to be left behind in obscurity.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
31 May 2025
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After operating in obscurity, casting directors are finally getting recognition in the form of an Oscar.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 May 2025
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There are solid green and variegated cultivars that are drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and seldom bothered by insect pests.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
4 June 2025
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These tail feathers trail elegantly behind as the bird weaves through the forest in pursuit of flying insects.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Oswald’s realm and his penguins and his minions and his passion.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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His minions burst into federal office buildings, humiliating staffers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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None of these nobodies is performing like Grimes just yet, and until someone does Grier better get active trying to find a handful of veteran cornerbacks whom this team can call on, and sign to patch up the weakest unit on the team.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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And maybe that’s a metaphor for the way a lot of middle-class nobodies feel.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
13 May 2025
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Jones added what doesn't make sense in all this is Gov. Gavin Newsom's Democratic Party continues to push to protect perpetrators instead of victims and using the Menendez brothers' case to get their bill across the finish line.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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The victim, 33-year-old Rebecca Roth, was found by her mother inside a Hyundai Elantra in the parking lot of the Tall Oaks apartment complex on Long Tree Lane early Friday morning, according to police.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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“Mediocrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocrity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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