middling
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Synonyms: Adjective
average, intermediate, mean, median, medium, middle, midsize (also midsized), moderate, modest
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tired of the city but not particularly interested in small-town life, he moved to a suburb of middling size was disappointed in the renowned historian's latest book, which is only middlingRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Whether this redesign improves on the old Accent's middling crash-test scores from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety remains to be seen. — Kelsey Mays, USA TODAY, "Review: Hyundai Accent is all work and no show," 4 May 2018 How about just imagine your vaunted Michigan defense allowed 62 points to a lame duck, disgraced coach at Ohio State in 2018, and then was embarrassed by a middling Florida team 41-15 in the Peach Bowl. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "Jim Harbaugh is feeling so confident now that Urban Meyer is gone," 24 Aug. 2019 The drama just wrapped its second season to middling numbers; Wednesday’s finale only averaged 350,000 viewers. — Lynette Rice, EW.com, "Syfy cancels Krypton, star Cameron Cuffe says he will ‘always be a proud son’," 16 Aug. 2019 Degarabedian notes that Hollywood continues to pursue family movies in part because their universal audience can negate the importance of middling reviews. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "Has Disney Cornered the Family Film Market as Rivals Hit Summer Slumps?," 15 Aug. 2019 Despite the middling reviews and the guys’ growing ennui, every single thing the New Kids organization produced in 1990 turned into giant piles of money, thanks to the fanatical devotion of girls like me. — Rebecca Schuman, Longreads, "I’ll Be Loving You Forever," 14 Aug. 2019 The Red Sox have their health, but a middling record (59-55). — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, "Yankees Are Expecting Success, Injuries or Not," 5 Aug. 2019 Northwestern hopes to continue its upward trajectory in 2019, and Johnson will be an upgrade at quarterback for a team that’s won despite a middling offense in recent years. — Joan Niesen, SI.com, "Big Ten 2019 Fall Camp Preview: Five Key Storylines for August," 31 July 2019 Some of those trades will go down as some of the best in Astros history, including getting rookie phenom Yordan Alvarez for a middling relief pitcher and adding stud pitchers Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole for bushels of prospects. — Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, "Ranking every Astros trade under general manager Jeff Luhnow," 31 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'middling.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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