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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
Putin’s other goal is some form of sanctions relief, which could help Russia’s middling economy.
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Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
Last year, some of the best bullpens had great numbers despite only middling fastball velocity — the Giants, Yankees, Rays and Diamondbacks, in particular, had great numbers and were also full of very different release points in the bullpen.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
And with the bulk of free agency completed, the squad has added running back Rico Dowdle to a group that was mostly middling last season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
The fourth Captain America movie, Captain America: Brave New World, is finally out and has been met with middling critical reviews.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Alexander Gabuev, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2025
Last year, some of the best bullpens had great numbers despite only middling fastball velocity — the Giants, Yankees, Rays and Diamondbacks, in particular, had great numbers and were also full of very different release points in the bullpen.
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
And with the bulk of free agency completed, the squad has added running back Rico Dowdle to a group that was mostly middling last season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2025
The fourth Captain America movie, Captain America: Brave New World, is finally out and has been met with middling critical reviews.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for middling
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O’Leary cited data that of the Top 100 movies each year, the top 20 movies all had an average window exclusive to theaters of 49 days, compared to just 31 days for the bottom 80 films.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
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With the average global tariff at approximately 18%, U.S. economic growth will slow to around 1% for the next several quarters, with inflation rising back to 5%, estimated Mark Dowding, BlueBay chief investment officer at RBC Global Asset Management.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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Both of these teams are off to decent starts, as Detroit leads the AL Central and the Yanks have, ahem, torpedoeed their way to a 6-5 record thus far.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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At least, thanks to a decent selection of ports, both machines will easily work with the usual Mac accessories, and both models are outfitted with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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Bear markets accompanied by recessions had a median duration of 528 calendar days and a market decline of 32.8 percent, the firm has found, using Dow Jones industrial average data since 1900.—
Jeff Sommer,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Case in point: this two-story container house is listed at Amazon for under $50,000, less than a quarter of the current median home price.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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The sound from the optional Bose 12-speaker upgrade is satisfactory.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Yet a great deal remained to be paid with funds expected after the submission of satisfactory progress reports.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2025
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Toss in a damp towel or a handful of ice cubes alongside your polyester item, then run the dryer on medium heat for five to ten minutes.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Apr. 2025
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Switch the speed to medium and slowly stream in the 3/4 cup olive oil.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
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And most VCs seem to be average or mediocre at best.—
Dileep Rao,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Milwaukee sits with a mediocre 5-5 record, while New Orleans sits with a 3-7 record.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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The group were among around 7,000 people recently released from scam centers run by criminal gangs and warlords operating along Myanmar’s border with Thailand, where many are held against their will and forced to work conning ordinary people, including American citizens, out of their life savings.—
Teele Rebane,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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For most ordinary owners, there's always one area of the house that could use a little TLC.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Whatever the case, Bao Li himself seemed entirely indifferent to politics.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
6 Apr. 2025
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Only in the unlikely case that consumers are indifferent to price increases will prices rise by the full tariff amount.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Middling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middling. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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