1
as in normality
the quality or state of being mediocre
She's a perfectionist who refuses to settle for mediocrity.
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as in nothing
a person of little fame
He surrounded himself with mediocrities to appear more notable by comparison.
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Recent Examples of mediocrity
Fans are keeping their fingers crossed that franchise icon Buster Posey, the team’s new president of baseball operations, can lead the Giants out of mediocrity.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
After a decade of mediocrity or getting bounced out of the playoffs after one game, the roster and lack of depth have long been the subject of ridicule.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
In 1999, McCaskey made the bold decision to dismiss her son Michael from his role as Bears president and CEO and replace him with Ted Phillips, whose subsequent 24-season run was defined largely by on-field mediocrity.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The cycle of mediocrity has created a new level of frustration.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
After a decade of mediocrity or getting bounced out of the playoffs after one game, the roster and lack of depth have long been the subject of ridicule.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
In 1999, McCaskey made the bold decision to dismiss her son Michael from his role as Bears president and CEO and replace him with Ted Phillips, whose subsequent 24-season run was defined largely by on-field mediocrity.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025
The cycle of mediocrity has created a new level of frustration.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocrity
Noun
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My memoir was built of gaps, juxtaposition, weird little nothings.—
Cheri Lucas Rowlands,
Longreads,
16 Dec. 2024
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The one whose legs turned nothings into somethings, improvising the Lions’ entire defensive game plan into a pile of ash?—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
10 Feb. 2024
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For one night, Miami can relive the heyday of Overtown’s famous Black hotel The heyday of popular Overtown nightclub the Knight Beat inside the Sir John Hotel have faded into obscurity.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2025
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Compensation screened at Sundance in 2000, receiving positive notices from critics like Roger Ebert and landed an Independent Spirit nod before falling into obscurity.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But some of their most common prey items include minnows, crayfish, insects, and amphibians.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Scientists have found that fungi, algae, pollen, lichens, insects, bacteria and viruses are especially good at encouraging water to freeze.—
Carl Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sadly, perhaps much of what the Oscar winner is doing here will be lost in the blowback the unsweetened Trump critic will undoubtedly be subjected to from the MAGA minions and their kingpin in the days to come.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Welles later said a Hearst minion had tried, unsuccessfully, to frame Welles by sending a 14-year-old girl to his hotel room.—
John Semley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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Those free passes were a frequent abuse of the law in the past, and low-profile corporate nobodies got away with them for years.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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The owner, knowing that his establishment is at capacity and taking into consideration the troublesome nobodies who are seeking entry, brusquely sends them away.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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Reporters, family members of Sigmon's victims and his lawyer will view the execution inside the same building used for all executions over the past 35 years, although prison officials say the glass separating the witness room from the death chamber is now bulletproof.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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The victim, identified as Jhoser Sanchez, later died in the hospital.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Mediocrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocrity. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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