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as in average
being about midway between extremes of amount or size
tired of the city but not particularly interested in small-town life, he moved to a suburb of middling size
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as in decent
of average to below average quality
was disappointed in the renowned historian's latest book, which is only middling
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Recent Examples of middling
Xiaomi Mix Flip for $899: Xiaomi’s first flip phone has a lovely design with excellent displays inside and out, long battery life with fast charging, and flagship-level performance, which makes a nice change as flip phones often have middling specs.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025
Over the years, Carter has also delivered a handful of projects on his own, which have been met with middling commercial success.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In general, middling objects too massive to be planets but too lightweight to be stars are called brown dwarfs.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2025
Apart from Snow White’s box office woes, the film was met with middling reviews upon its theatrical release.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025
Over the years, Carter has also delivered a handful of projects on his own, which have been met with middling commercial success.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
In general, middling objects too massive to be planets but too lightweight to be stars are called brown dwarfs.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2025
Apart from Snow White’s box office woes, the film was met with middling reviews upon its theatrical release.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middling
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How to build credit as an authorized user on a credit card What is the average credit score in the U.S.?—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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On average, female participants took about 4.5 bites to finish their pizza slice, while men took just 2.1 bites. Number of chews.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
23 May 2025
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But the Tar Heel state has a decent amount of talent this year, and UNC does not appear to be in position to take advantage of it.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Reading these reports alongs with your own research can give you a decent idea of which cruise ships are doing the most to reduce their impact.—
Lea Lane,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Rounding out the top three are San Jose, California and San Francisco, where homeowners paid a median $9,554 and $8,156, respectively.—
Ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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That fell short of the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists and marked the weakest April since 2009.—
Bloomberg,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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However, the conditions are not satisfactory to all.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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The tablet also supports Dolby Atmos sound, and while the stereo separation is satisfactory, don't expect to be surrounded by the audio.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2025
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Beyond smartphones, cameras using the Micro Four Thirds system and Fujifilm’s medium format cameras also shoot in a 3:4 aspect ratio.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder in a medium bowl.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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Or perhaps two intense training sessions weekly with perfect recovery outperforms five mediocre workouts.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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So, except for 2019, every full season since 2017 has included one mediocre month.—
Peter O’Malley,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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In other words, Catherine is a nice, ordinary middle-class English girl.—
Adelle Waldman,
New Yorker,
31 May 2025
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There’s no music, either, to soften or ennoble proceedings, only the indifferent murmur of weather over the startling debris of human conflict, or the slow creak of a galleon on lapping waters as sailors are sent cruelly to their deaths.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
28 May 2025
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People were pretty indifferent to it in a funny way.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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“Middling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middling. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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