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mediocrity

[mee-dee-ok-ri-tee] / ˌmi diˈɒk rɪ ti /
NOUN
ordinariness
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NOUN
a mediocre person
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What a shame, considering a three-dimensional approach might be all “Obsession” needs to skate past mediocrity.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

He is a mediocrity while the jejune young man running riot in the palace is a miraculous, world-changing prodigy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

But by the time Curt Cignetti arrived, the Crimson Hawks had slipped into mediocrity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

It left Matthew Potts in the company of Bethell, who rose above England's mediocrity to remain at the close.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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