variants
or run-of-mine
as in medium
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 Synonyms for run-of-the-mine
Adjective
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Celery 95% water, 3.9 oz of water per three medium stalks6 Celery contains several powerful antioxidants known to fend off free radicals, compounds formed naturally in your body from normal metabolism and exposure to environmental pollutants.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
23 June 2025 -
Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
23 June 2025
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Celebrities from Kim Kardashian to Chrissy Teigan to Ari Lennox have been spotted wearing bralettes as shirts, making this a perfectly acceptable garment to wear under a crochet dress.—
Bianca Lambert,
Glamour,
24 June 2025
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Others in the comment section sided with Tallulah and argued that her photos of her father are acceptable.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Recent verdicts have far exceeded historical benchmarks, and without reasonable limits, runaway jury awards threaten the city’s ability to fund essential services.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Conrad is a 6-3 defenseman who can skate and has shown reasonable offense in the Q.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Her exercises, lifted from decades of performance scores, are designed to turn ordinary acts into meditative rituals.—
Ellen O'Connell Whittet
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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Unlike ordinary memory supplements, Neuriva Memory 3D has clinically tested ingredients to support three dimensions of memory: short-term, long-term and working.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Tick bites are most common in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest, with much of the region considered high risk for Lyme disease.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 June 2025
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This article outlines the most common failure points, the architectural patterns that work and what enterprises need to prioritize when building AI that meets real business standards.—
Alan Nichol,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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States as far west as Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas will still have a moderate heat risk by Thursday, June 26.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
21 June 2025
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Although the hottest temperatures are expected during the weekend, there is a moderate risk extreme heat will persist into later next week for parts of the Ohio Valley and East Coast states (New York could see 100-degree temperatures on Monday or Tuesday).—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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