variants
or run-of-mine
as in decent
of average to below average quality
so far, the job posting has attracted only run-of-the-mine applicants
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Recent Examples of run-of-the-mine
The longest shots made with the .270 were on red lechwe, a swamp-dwelling antelope about as heavy as a run-of-the-mine mule deer.
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Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for run-of-the-mine
Adjective
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Near triple-double for LaMelo Ball A little home cooking apparently served as decent fuel for LaMelo Ball.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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Trout said the Bobcat pitchers actually did a decent job of getting ahead in the count against the Warhawks.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These sometimes deceptively simple books are quietly powerful demonstrations that the stories of ordinary women are significant, worth telling, and also a pleasure to read.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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This is not your ordinary country band but rather a mix of indie rock sonics, folk songwriting and country sensibilities all wrapped up in one.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Safety, satisfactory customer service, and ensuring riders feel secure are best achieved by maintaining — and even increasing — staffing in transit systems.—
John Samuelsen,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Cavedon said the case centers on what happens if a person gives an answer that the officer doesn’t find satisfactory.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Available in three classic washes (light, medium, and dark), the jeans are the kind of versatile foundation that works seamlessly within a capsule wardrobe.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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If your sidewalk is made of brick, take a gentler approach—use mild dish soap or pH-neutral cleaners and a medium-bristle brush to remove dirt.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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His abhorrent behavior is sadly too common across the restaurant industry, from the finest dining to the humblest street stalls.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Hospitals are legally required to publish clear and accessible prices for common services, yet compliance across Florida remains poor.—
Linda D. Gadd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hoiberg earned the coaches’ vote for Big Ten Coach of the Year, but the mediocre finish had some wondering whether Nebraska was playing over its head the first three months.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Third place in the mediocre Pacific Division?—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Why insist on the past when the present seems indifferent to it?—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Mutch of the poem is utterly indifferent.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Michael Bluth is exceptional because of the wealth his family used to enjoy, but also because of his seeming—and, to be fair, intermittently absent—levelheadedness despite the bubble in which the rest of his family still stubbornly, tenuously lives.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Or will Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden, who endorsed the snitch site when it was launched, be a fair arbiter of charges against federal agents?—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Run-of-the-mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run-of-the-mine. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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