the gold standard
noun
1
: a system in which a unit of money (such as the dollar) is equal to a particular amount of gold
The United States was still on the gold standard in the early 20th century.
2
: something that is considered to be the best and that is used to judge the quality or level of other, similar things
This car is the gold standard for luxury automobiles.
the gold standard of stylish resorts
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The Herman Miller Aeron chair is the gold standard in ergonomic design, with every component of it fine-tuned for optimal alignment and balance.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
Jim Cramer, who views the recent Nvidia stock drop as a buying opportunity , said Tuesday that Meta or any other tech companies shopping around on AI chips won't lower the price of Nvidia GPUs, which are considered the gold standard in all-purpose chips to run AI workloads.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
An agreement with Meta would help establish TPUs as an alternative to Nvidia’s chips, the gold standard for big tech firms and startups from Meta to OpenAI that need computing power to develop and run AI models.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
While these studies have seen some positive outcomes for immune support, there haven't been as many large-scale randomized control trials, which are the gold standard of scientific studies, says Mullur.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2025
Jim Cramer, who views the recent Nvidia stock drop as a buying opportunity , said Tuesday that Meta or any other tech companies shopping around on AI chips won't lower the price of Nvidia GPUs, which are considered the gold standard in all-purpose chips to run AI workloads.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
An agreement with Meta would help establish TPUs as an alternative to Nvidia’s chips, the gold standard for big tech firms and startups from Meta to OpenAI that need computing power to develop and run AI models.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2025
While these studies have seen some positive outcomes for immune support, there haven't been as many large-scale randomized control trials, which are the gold standard of scientific studies, says Mullur.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the gold standard
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“The gold standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gold%20standard. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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