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
And, while Buffalo’s run defense is below mediocre, RJ Harvey may not be able to take advantage of any potential mismatch.
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Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
The narrator introduces himself as a mediocre painter who has spent his life painting the same image, a cypress by a stream.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
In a world full of mediocre Hollywood sequels, Nikki Glaser, returning to host the Golden Globes for a second year running, proved Sunday that reboots can sometimes work.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
His flirtation with slide guitar in the late 1970s and ’80s was mediocre at best.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
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Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
The narrator introduces himself as a mediocre painter who has spent his life painting the same image, a cypress by a stream.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
In a world full of mediocre Hollywood sequels, Nikki Glaser, returning to host the Golden Globes for a second year running, proved Sunday that reboots can sometimes work.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
His flirtation with slide guitar in the late 1970s and ’80s was mediocre at best.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre
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For us, some data is showing the track of this clipper low just to our south, with places like Morgantown seeing some decent snowfall.—
Ron Smiley,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Things picked up significantly in the second season, and by the end of the third and final season, this became a decent grimy, violent, future fantasy show.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2026
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The latest information from the National Council on Problem Gambling shows adolescent problem gambling leads to a complex mix of criminal behavior, poor academic achievement, truancy, financial problems, depression, suicide and substance abuse.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Congratulations to Umpire Engzell for being virtually the only person to call her out on her poor tennis behavior.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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Yeah … very satisfactory to hear that.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The quality of basketball has been less polished than usual, but the results have been satisfactory.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Huw is also a terrible planner, placing himself in dangerous situations for no discernible reason, refusing to ask for help or call the police at times when calling the police is the most glaringly obvious move, and generally not communicating with anyone.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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At age 55, Riggle once suffered through decades of heartbreak and terrible Chiefs teams.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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That one features a middling 8-core Dimensity D7400 Ultra chipset, and starts at just INR 20,000 or US$218 (with higher RAM and storage configuration options available for just a few dollars more).—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
24 Jan. 2026
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This team is going nowhere, a middling play-in team.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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The older one does Warners cartoon bits, really old-fashioned, cheap-ass funny vaudeville stuff.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
30 Jan. 2026
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Amazon’s selection, however, renewed my faith in cheap-and-cheerful bottoms.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
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Biting cold temperatures will turn the ordinary bustle of life outdoors on a North Texas weekday largely inside on Monday as wind chills drop to as low as 10 below zero.—
Star-Telegram staff,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Jan. 2026
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The government had enacted reforms that triggered a sudden spike in the prices of basic commodities and placed immense pressure on ordinary households.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 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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Recent immigrants are naturally inferior Americans, if they are considered American at all.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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