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Recent Examples of middler
The Patriots won 14 games — a whopping 10 more than the year before — but didn’t play a lot of great quarterbacks, a middler’s row that included Cam Ward, Spencer Rattler, Dillon Gabriel and a 40-year-old Joe Flacco.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
In his eighth season, Scott has helped transform Pembroke from a Patriot League middler into a state title contender.
—Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2022
For a middler, a shirt with its own pulley system is the wardrobe in the drama of celebrity.
—Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 10 Aug. 2017
Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
In his eighth season, Scott has helped transform Pembroke from a Patriot League middler into a state title contender.
—Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2022
For a middler, a shirt with its own pulley system is the wardrobe in the drama of celebrity.
—Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 10 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middler
Noun
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Her older brother, Aiden, is a junior on South Elgin’s junior varsity baseball team.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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All four of Munoz’s children attended Park Hill schools, including her youngest son who is a junior at Park Hill South High School.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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David Sengthay, a Stanford senior and the head of the undergraduate-student senate, told me that protests typified the university’s history, up to and including his first two years in Palo Alto.—
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Dunning, who studies the social effects of notation, found his calling gradually, beginning with a double major in math and English as an undergraduate.—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Star freshman point guard Kingston Flemings, who expected to be an NBA lottery pick, had 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting and Milos Uzan made just 2 of 11 shots.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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While Welniak made her varsity debut as a freshman, she has been be tasked with even more responsibility this spring.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On the threshold of their first season together as Huskies – Fudd as a sophomore, Karaban a redshirt freshman – the pair combined to hit 18 of 24 shots, securing a win for the white team.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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Those two are joined in the running back room by freshman Keilan Chavies and redshirt sophomore transfers Juelz Goff (Pittsburgh) and Harry Stewart III (Kansas).—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nathy Mbuyi was a kindergartener at Cheney Hills Elementary, the school’s principal, Cheryl Waddell, wrote in a message sent to parents.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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Targeting a mother worried about her feverish child, a father bringing his newborn to the pediatrician for weight check, or a kindergartener coming home from school promotes cruelty, not safety.—
Dr. Lauren Palladino,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Franklin and Nix played two seasons together in Eugene (2022, 2023), during which the former caught 25 touchdowns over those two years as a collegian.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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This caused a bit of a scramble for USA Hockey to fill a roster using collegians and minor leaguers playing in Europe and elsewhere.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The comic book movie told the classic origin story of high schooler Peter Parker (Garfield), who, thanks to being bitten by a radioactive spider, turns into the masked vigilante.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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In the 1986 John Hughes film, Broderick portrayed Ferris Bueller, a happy-go-lucky high schooler who decides to take the day off, and magically has everything go his way.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One Fayette County middle schooler is proving that no one is ever too young to make a big impact.—
Erika Stanish,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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When Disney started to cast a new sitcom about a middle schooler secretly moonlighting as a pop star, Cyrus initially auditioned for the sidekick role, Lilly, who was ultimately played by Emily Osment.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Middler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middler. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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