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as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
that last dining experience was not quite up to par
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as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
these California wines are on a par with the best produced in Europe
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as in average
what is typical of a group, class, or series
a pulse of 70 is par for people of that age group
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Recent Examples of par
Now Kelvin had experienced a level of public humiliation on par with Jesse’s Prayer Pods, and his entire Prism project, which had become a glittering monument to himself, would have to be mothballed, too.
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Perspective for the Panthers’ 2025 first-round pick Gross had an awkward draft-night experience, but his draft journey was largely on par with what the prospects in this year’s draft class have been through.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
City leaders urged voters to approve in Tuesday’s election a new tax, Measure A, that would add 0.5% to the cost of every good sold locally, placing Oakland on par with the highest sales-tax rate of any city in California.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
And the estimate puts CT scans on par with alcohol consumption and obesity in terms of risk factors for developing cancer.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
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Scott Tobias, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Perspective for the Panthers’ 2025 first-round pick Gross had an awkward draft-night experience, but his draft journey was largely on par with what the prospects in this year’s draft class have been through.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025
City leaders urged voters to approve in Tuesday’s election a new tax, Measure A, that would add 0.5% to the cost of every good sold locally, placing Oakland on par with the highest sales-tax rate of any city in California.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
And the estimate puts CT scans on par with alcohol consumption and obesity in terms of risk factors for developing cancer.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
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Public Safety Enhancements: Expanding public safety resources and facilities to maintain safety standards as the population grows.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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And even with personnel changes, the standard doesn’t drop.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2025
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There’s moral equivalence, and then there’s a total moral inversion.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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Combating antisemitism should not come at the cost of distorting reality or creating false equivalences.—
Yinam Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Although exact figures are tough to pin down, Wrexham’s payroll during its single season in League Two was estimated to be roughly double the league average.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The reigning American League MVP entered Saturday leading MLB hitters with a .408 average, a .508 on-base percentage, a .714 slugging percentage and a 1.222 OPS.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2025
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The first list, developed in 2023, began with 2,000 U.S.-based companies that fit the overall criteria of having more than $50 million in revenue and reporting their carbon emissions independently.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Advocates have been pushing the state to put in place some criteria or mandates around the review panels.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Substantial equivalency is a simple, common-sense standard.—
David Bloomfield,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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The proficiency test is a five-part state exam held several times a year, or a higher level equivalency test for those not living in Italy.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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The movie’s over-all arc is a common one: from the unquestioned routines of daily life to the strange new normal of risks and precautions, fears and constraints, illness and deaths; from there to an eventual sense of wary relief.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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The bottom line is that nearly four years into this new normal in college football, NFL teams are still trying to master a transfer landscape that isn’t going away.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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But looking at the right benchmarks shows that post-neoliberal economic policy—evident to a large degree in the actions of the Biden administration—righted the ship and kept the country afloat and sailing at a reasonable clip.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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West Texas Intermediate crude, the U.S. benchmark, stood at about $63 per barrel as of midday Monday.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips and Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Senator Cory Booker is filibustering against the enemies of equality, and Rev. Jamal Bryant is leading a boycott against Target for pulling DEI.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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This difference in gender equality between the business world and the rest of society can be observed in many other countries.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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