1
as in decent
of average to below average quality
your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
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2
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
Now, for one of their chief bugaboos — a primary culprit for the mediocre record through 32 games.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Bar Ai Miracoli and Mask Shopping Emily grabs gelato at Bar Ai Miracoli near Campo Santa Maria Nova—a convenient stop for a drink or something sweet, but ultimately a bit of a tourist trap with mediocre gelato.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
Two women in the prime of their lives abandoning their own ambitions to support the half-baked whims of their mediocre boyfriends … cool!
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Why settle for a partner who is mediocre when someone better is just a swipe away?
—Judd B. Kessler, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2025
Bar Ai Miracoli and Mask Shopping Emily grabs gelato at Bar Ai Miracoli near Campo Santa Maria Nova—a convenient stop for a drink or something sweet, but ultimately a bit of a tourist trap with mediocre gelato.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2025
Two women in the prime of their lives abandoning their own ambitions to support the half-baked whims of their mediocre boyfriends … cool!
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Why settle for a partner who is mediocre when someone better is just a swipe away?
—Judd B. Kessler, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocre
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But on Wednesday, bank stocks went lower even as many reported decent quarters, Cramer said.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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At the time, acquiring Aşik for a 2015 first-round pick seemed like a decent way to keep the face of the franchise happy and double down on interior defense.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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In recent games, KU’s communication has been pretty poor on defense and that’s led to players taking (and too often missing) wide-open 3-pointers.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the Outback is satisfactory in both categories.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Storage Solutions Just one simple medicine cabinet in the bathroom is no longer satisfactory for today's homebuyers, who crave an abundance of storage.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
30 Dec. 2025
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How Other Parents Reacted to Murphy’s Post The reaction to Murphy’s revelations about his parenting style were mixed, with some commenters offering sympathy, while others more or less accused him of being a terrible father.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
12 Jan. 2026
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And the main thing that Yasmin has in common with her husband—the hapless aristocrat Henry Muck, played by Kit Harington—is their terrible fathers.—
Louis Staples,
Glamour,
12 Jan. 2026
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His return would yield middling results — the Dolphins went 5-4 but lost key matchups to the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans — before he once again was injured, this time with a hip.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The results nationally, however, are middling.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have designed a new sodium-sulfur battery with higher power density and discharge capacity than before, enabling a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fentanyl is cheap, compact, and lethal at microscopic doses, produced through decentralized networks designed to survive disruption.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Filming the stairs and seeing the response affirmed that her experience was, in fact, out of the ordinary.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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That means ordinary users cannot easily guess when Gen AI is reliable.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Heat had beat up on inferior opponents this season before Saturday’s ugly loss to the Pacers.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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The result is an inferior copy of the original.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Mediocre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocre. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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