1
as in normality
the quality or state of being mediocre
She's a perfectionist who refuses to settle for mediocrity.
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2
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
Like the old media, these forms foster tons of mediocrity.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Finding, and more importantly, developing quarterbacks is what separates the good franchises from those riding the mediocrity merry-go-round for decades.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Bear with me because there's a great deal of nuance here that is easy to miss among today's more impassioned reactions to people using AI as a blunt instrument of creating mediocrity.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Such déjà vu is an indication of how the Bulls have been unable to break out of a cycle of mediocrity that’s further entrenched by the East’s lack of competitiveness.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 May 2025
Finding, and more importantly, developing quarterbacks is what separates the good franchises from those riding the mediocrity merry-go-round for decades.
—Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Bear with me because there's a great deal of nuance here that is easy to miss among today's more impassioned reactions to people using AI as a blunt instrument of creating mediocrity.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2025
Such déjà vu is an indication of how the Bulls have been unable to break out of a cycle of mediocrity that’s further entrenched by the East’s lack of competitiveness.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 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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American craft brewers helped rescue from obscurity the saison, a bubbly, crisp, gently spiced beer.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Al-Sheikh has risen from obscurity to quasi-royal prominence.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Something about the hiding place caught the attention of nearby scientists searching for insects.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2025
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This will ensure a consistent nectar or pollen source for visiting insects.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Besides being massively ignorant, Musk and his minions are drunk on ideology.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Through their minions in the media, in Big Pharma, and woke teachers manipulating their children's minds, these elites hold an iron grip on society.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 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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While some men are jumping on board, the most popular of these creators—which range from nobodies doing voiceovers to far-right provocateurs like Candance Owens and Megyn Kelly—are women speaking to other women.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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Here's what to know about Rogers' execution, including who his victims were.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The thief — dressed in a black hoodie and black pants — held a gun to the victim’s face before stealing $100,000 from the victim’s bedroom and then fled on foot, heading south on Seventh Ave., cops said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Mediocrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocrity. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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