as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
a legendary Broadway flop that has subsequently become the barometer by which failure in the theater is judged
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Recent Examples of barometer
Unofficial trend barometer Bella Hadid has also been spotted in tight drainpipe denim (styled with chunky boots) during a recent trip to Rome, while Lila Moss carries on the family name by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.by pioneering the skinny style just like her mother.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The Champions League is the ultimate barometer of the continent’s elite clubs, and up until now PSG has been a flashy contender that always came up short.
—James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Oil has been a barometer for measuring the risk of the Israel-Iran conflict.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 June 2025
The secondary market – a barometer of broader investor appetite – now sees more sellers than buyers.
—Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
The Champions League is the ultimate barometer of the continent’s elite clubs, and up until now PSG has been a flashy contender that always came up short.
—James Robson, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Oil has been a barometer for measuring the risk of the Israel-Iran conflict.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 June 2025
The secondary market – a barometer of broader investor appetite – now sees more sellers than buyers.
—Nancy Forster-Holt, The Conversation, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometer
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At the same time, interest rates and stricter lending criteria have significantly increased the cost of borrowing, which is often a lifeline for small businesses to grow—and even survive.—
Juliana Berger,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Apple can certainly afford to cherry-pick projects, choosing only to work with top directors and major stars on films that meet a certain criteria.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
30 June 2025
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Santa Cruz, for example, has a standard that developers can’t use vinyl windows.—
Kate Talerico,
Mercury News,
14 July 2025
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Flickering habitability The landscape turned arid, judging by Earth’s standards, roughly 3.5 billion years ago.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 July 2025
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Tesla shares are down 13% since the end of May, just before Musk and Trump began publicly arguing, a period in which the S&P 500 benchmark is up 5%.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The index is equal weighted, meaning each stock starts off as 2.5% the value of the overall benchmark.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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Threats, revisions, new punitive measures and delays continue to fill the news.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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Private domestic demand, a more telling measure of the economy’s underlying health, increased a solid 1.9%.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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“Barometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometer. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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