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mediocre

[mee-dee-oh-ker] / ˌmi diˈoʊ kər /


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Films like “They Will Kill You” and those in the “Ready or Not” franchise incorporate visual elements of the divine and satanic to distract from their mediocre screenplays and recycled ideas.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

The economy is expected to grow 3.5% this year, mediocre for a developing economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

What separates a good management team in shipping from a mediocre one?

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

I would much rather watch a perennial winning Dodger team on TV than go to three or four games a year and watch a perennial mediocre team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“Yet you confide much more in a boy who is incapable of Occlumency, whose magic is mediocre, and who has a direct connection into the Dark Lord’s mind!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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