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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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Aztecs junior Jabin Trosky has been added to the national watch list for the Brooks Wallace Award, which goes to the best shortstop in college baseball.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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The roster featured plenty of experience with Dawkins, Taylor and Fall, but there was also senior Chad Brown, junior Terrell Allen, sophomore center Collin Smith and guard Dayon Griffin.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is more of a normal conservative idea; that the availability of student loans has encouraged universities to offer more low-quality programs at the undergraduate and graduate level which don’t help students.—
Brendan Cantwell,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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And within a few weeks, a second-year undergraduate at the University of Oxford named Tanupat (Paul) Trakulthongchai built on Rosenfeld’s ideas to prove it for nine and 10 runners.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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The alleged abuse began when Romain was 14 years old and thrilled to be the only freshman member of the school’s varsity water polo team, the suit states.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Policies requiring freshmen to live in dorms or banning children from campus can make going to college as a parent incredibly difficult and, at times, impossible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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Lee shot 5-for-8 from the field in the first quarter, and the sophomore guard was responsible for UT's only 3-pointer.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Outhouse, who transferred from White Settlement Brewer after a breakout sophomore season with six interceptions, was recently invited to the 2027 Under Armour All-America Game.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Mar. 2026
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White paper over a white tablecloth, pinned there like mittens on a kindergartner’s coat.—
Mike Sutter,
San Antonio Express-News,
25 Feb. 2026
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The comment section of Pim's TikTok videos are flooded with praise for the kindergartener.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 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
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Ever since Posey took over in October 2024, the organization has made a concerted effort to pack its minor-league system with contact hitters, spending high draft picks on collegians such as Gavin Kilen (Tennessee) and Trevor Cohen (Rutgers), who posted high averages and low strikeout rates.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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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
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The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
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Entering her freshman year at Libertyville, Mary Minogue was an up-and-coming talent who had already qualified for state as a middle schooler competing against boys.—
Sam Brief,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Middler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middler. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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