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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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Of the 10 starters, three are freshmen, three are sophomores and one’s a junior.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Jared Spurgeon The 2010 free agent out of juniors is the biggest success story in Wild history, the captain and the record-holder in virtually every defenseman category.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Angst earned his undergraduate pilot training in 2022 before achieving his pilot initial qualification in 2024.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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The school accepts 24 musical theater students a year to its undergraduate program and 18 students to its acting program.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Virginia Tech second baseman Ethan Ball’s 16 home runs are the most by a freshman in a power conference.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Margo’s Got Money Troubles is the story of college freshman and aspiring writer Margo (Elle Fanning) who gets knocked up by her English professor (Michael Angarano) and decides to drop out and keep the baby.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Noun
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The sophomore belted a 2-1 pitch to collect her third consecutive, game-winning hit in the playoffs.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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With the game tied at 2-2 in the ninth, Johnson, a redshirt sophomore who starred at Monte Vista High and Cuesta JC, delivered the shot heard around college baseball.—
Mercury News staff,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The emotional service and burial come after the Wellesley church held a vigil for the two young elementary school students — Kai was a second grader and Ella was a kindergartener, both at Schofield Elementary School — in April, according to NBC 10 Boston.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Our program, by contrast, automatically enrolls every public school kindergartener, regardless of their citizenship or immigration status, unless their family opts out.—
Debra-Ellen Glickstein,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 235-player prospect class includes five collegians who won Olympic gold representing the United States, and headed by Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey, as well as a growing number of Europeans making the jump to North America.—
John Wawrow,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2026
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Give the club’s youth movement a passing grade or better for one season-plus, while appreciating that an MLS education has its costly moments for players who are younger than many collegians.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Set in late-1960s New Jersey, the story involves a good-girl high schooler preparing for college (Rosanna Arquette, who lights up the screen) who falls for a bad boy with few future prospects (Vincent Spano).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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But for now, there are the last days to experience as a high schooler.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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The middle schooler was riding the e-bike in the back parking lot at Stuard Elementary School when they were hit by a vehicle, an Aledo ISD spokesperson said in a statement.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
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Ava Nassar, a 13-year-old middle schooler from Carlsbad, was with friends and classmates Nathan Adewale, 13, and Dante Veducio, 14.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Middler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middler. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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