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adverb

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Recent Examples of so-so
Adjective
His results, both in the big leagues and the minors over the past two seasons, have been so-so at best. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2023 Small turned in a so-so performance, allowing four hits, two runs and four walks with four strikeouts in 2⅔ innings and ultimately didn't earn a decision in a Brewers victory. Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
Adverb
Otherwise, most of my picks are great performances in so-so shows: Cooper Koch in Netflix’s Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Josh Rivera in FX’s American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez and Jimmy O. Yang in Disney+’s American Born Chinese. Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2025 The starting pitching was good and the relief pitching was outstanding, but the hitting was so-so, as was the team’s record. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for so-so
Recent Examples of Synonyms for so-so
Adjective
  • The transparency mode is decent and keeps your surroundings sounding natural.
    Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • When a president wants to do a decent job — at the least, respecting democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law — the magnet produces an administration of people who respect our institutions of self-government.
    Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
Adverb
  • But that worked out good in the long run, to ultimately find performances like this.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 June 2025
  • Ours is set in a modern world while subverting the audiences expectations given the character has personified good since its inception.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 May 2024
Adjective
  • However, the space program has been restricted so far to a mediocre elite.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 July 2025
  • This seems like a tall order for a mediocre team with below-average pitching.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Adverb
  • Deanna Raybourn’s sequel, which reads fine as a standalone, follows a senior quartet of female assassins who are called back into action to track down a mole within the elite assassin organization, the Museum.
    Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • Former model Henstridge acquits herself just fine in her debut role.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2025
Adjective
  • The other specs are perfectly satisfactory for a model at this price.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
  • Synan’s attorney declined to comment on a similar question, as well as a question about whether the resignation is a satisfactory outcome for the police chief.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • Starfleet Command is always watching—complete the minimum number of objectives and an admiral will give you a middling performance review.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025
  • The Dolphins, meanwhile, were a middling team in that area, scoring touchdowns on just 56.6% of their attempts, which ranked 16th in the league.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • The medium level of compression is achieved with strategic zone cushioning, honeycomb arch support, and a cotton and elastane blend, according to the brand.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 15 July 2025
  • Customers can play a new installment of the digital game Code Moo and unlock free food rewards like free medium waffle fries, a chocolate chunk cookie, or a five-count Chick-fil-A Nuggets.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
Adjective
  • Our party wants to give ordinary workers a raise by raising the living wage.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • Davis has another theory, that ‘Squid Game’ benefited from a COVID-era viewership and ‘Shōgun’ benefited from the Hollywood strikes, but in ordinary years there’s still a hurdle to non-English programs.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 July 2025

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“So-so.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/so-so. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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