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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for middler
Noun
  • The 5-foot-10 junior is originally from Minico High School in Rupert, where she was named the 4A Player of the Year as a senior in 2022.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026
  • Palestra, nine years Grimaldo’s junior, does not have as refined an offensive game, but provides a few different dimensions — including a more seamless fit into a back four.
    Colin Millar, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • While the pope is from Chicago, Philadelphia claims him too – as an undergraduate alum of nearby Villanova University.
    Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • During the same period, the average debt for in-state students has declined from about $29,000 to about $17,000, according to UC’s undergraduate affordability dashboard which was updated in June 2026.
    Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • The pair met in English class on the first day of their freshman year.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • To follow through on this commitment to affordability, the system implemented the Tuition Stability Plan in 2022, which locks in a student’s tuition and systemwide fees at their freshman-year rate for the duration of their undergraduate education.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Horford is 40 years old, Quinten Post is an unrestricted free agent who went through a sophomore slump and Gui Santos is the only big wing under contract at the moment.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • The challenge for him as a sophomore is to be a more efficient player, after shooting just 34% from the field and 21% from three-point range.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Now, Davison will be sending her soon-to-be kindergartner to a private school.
    Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • With a teacher husband at home, five kids that include a teenage son who is now towering over everyone in the house (and, apparently, eating said entire house), two teenage daughters, a preteen daughter, and a very loud kindergartener, there is no escape.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Two months later, Laettner was selected over Shaquille O’Neal as the lone collegian on the 1992 Olympic Dream Team — for which Krzyzewski served as an assistant coach.
    Brendan Marks, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • The 235-player prospect class includes five collegians who won Olympic gold representing the United States, and headed by Wisconsin defender Caroline Harvey, as well as a growing number of Europeans making the jump to North America.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
Noun
  • Crossing the street just got a lot more accessible – thanks to this high schooler.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • Griffin, rather than get drafted ninth overall as a high schooler in 2024, would have fulfilled his commitment to play at LSU.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 24 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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