middler

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of middler The Patriots won 14 games — a whopping 10 more than the year before — but didn’t play a lot of great quarterbacks, a middler’s row that included Cam Ward, Spencer Rattler, Dillon Gabriel and a 40-year-old Joe Flacco. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026 In his eighth season, Scott has helped transform Pembroke from a Patriot League middler into a state title contender. — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2022 For a middler, a shirt with its own pulley system is the wardrobe in the drama of celebrity. — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 10 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middler
Noun
  • Perry High School junior Jamar Jones said the closet came in handy when he was asked to homecoming.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That athlete was Skyview High junior Charlie Garrett, who staged the walk-off alongside teammate Sierra Retzlaff.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Cornell is among the less difficult Ivy League schools to get into, and it is known for its top engineering program, while also being one of the few Ivies with a business school open to undergraduates.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
  • However, the math for many has shifted over time, making an investment in an undergraduate and graduate degree riskier.
    — Jessica Dickler,Annie Nova, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Meghan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior who has been on the team since her freshman year, has had Huettl style her hair for every game for the past three years.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The freshman, who came to USC in the spring out of Santa Margarita High, rejoined the Trojans ahead of the Penn State game while the team faced a variety of injuries to other key players on both sides of the ball.
    — Sean Campbell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • With Payne sidelined, TCU has leaned on sophomore Jon Denman, freshman Amante Martin and sixth-year running back Landon Walker, a Division II transfer.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But the Broncos aren’t just about putting the ball in the back of the net — their defense has allowed just six goals all season and is led by near-impenetrable sophomore goalkeeper Ava de Leest.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Noah, a kindergartener at the time, also had to ride the bus with high school students, until an advocate intervened on the family’s behalf.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Palladino was a kindergartner in Brooklyn when classmates suddenly began being called over the school PA system to go home.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The fifth-year senior, who played at both Auburn and Texas State before enrolling at Pittsburgh in January, threw his second touchdown pass as a collegian.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The 5-foot-10, 170-pound Blue Valley West graduate instead on Saturday had to settle for being the first collegian to score a touchdown in the tradition-rich facility that opened in 1923.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The films leap from 1994 to 1978 to 1666 as high schooler Deena (Kiana Madeira) and her friends battle a malevolent witch from the town’s past to save her girlfriend, Sam (Olivia Scott Welch).
    — Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2026
  • But Williams’ portrayal wasn’t as secure in bringing to life the dramatic coming-of-age saga of a high schooler discovering his identity in a town that wants to define it along rigid class lines.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The middle schooler was riding the e-bike in the back parking lot at Stuard Elementary School when they were hit by a vehicle, an Aledo ISD spokesperson said in a statement.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Ava Nassar, a 13-year-old middle schooler from Carlsbad, was with friends and classmates Nathan Adewale, 13, and Dante Veducio, 14.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026

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“Middler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middler. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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