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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
Growing the field beyond 68 teams would water down the tournament with additional power-conference mediocrity, further devalue the regular season and unnecessarily lengthen what's now a three-week event.
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The composer is unexpectedly feisty in these sessions, disparaging mediocrities and promoting friends.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
At halftime the Jaguars led 13-7, Davante Adams had one drop and zero catches and the defense continued its tumble into mediocrity, offering little resistance as Mac Jones led Jacksonville on long, methodical drives.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Never tolerate mediocrity in yourself, in others, in anything, ever.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
The composer is unexpectedly feisty in these sessions, disparaging mediocrities and promoting friends.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
At halftime the Jaguars led 13-7, Davante Adams had one drop and zero catches and the defense continued its tumble into mediocrity, offering little resistance as Mac Jones led Jacksonville on long, methodical drives.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
Never tolerate mediocrity in yourself, in others, in anything, ever.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mediocrity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mediocrity
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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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Without a solid marketing strategy, even the best products risk fading into obscurity.Karan Sharma, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Some hardly get off the ground, while others raise money at lofty valuations before vanishing into obscurity.Jon Fortt,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Use either a horticultural oil or systemic insecticide if these insects are noted, following label instructions.Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Tours offer a chance to learn how district ecologists are improving the region’s watersheds by expanding the populations of mussels, crayfish, insects and fish.Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Not even the dynamic duos of Joy and Anxiety, Deadpool and Wolverine, Gru and his minions or Paul Atreides and those massive sandworms could push the 2024 box office to pre-pandemic heights.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Inflation Reduction Act set the United States on a new green industrial trajectory that even Trump and his minions will have trouble reversing.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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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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Two high school nobodies make the decision to crash the last major celebration before the new millennium on New Year’s Eve 1999.Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
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Sally Smith, a spokesperson for the police department, said Wednesday morning that she's heard the victim is in stable condition at the moment.Remington Miller, arkansasonline.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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The other victims suffered smoke inhalation and other minor injuries.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Mediocrity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mediocrity. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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