1
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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2
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
Today, there are ten times as many Black lawmakers, a share of the House on par with the total share of Black Americans.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
That's par for the tag fighter course.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
Updates to the par 71 course include re-routing the infrastructure of the course, relocation of putting greens, additional parking spaces and irrigation improvements, according to the city.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Yokohama Country Club debuts as host at 7,315 yards, par 71 on a composite of 16 West and two East holes.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
That's par for the tag fighter course.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
Updates to the par 71 course include re-routing the infrastructure of the course, relocation of putting greens, additional parking spaces and irrigation improvements, according to the city.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Yokohama Country Club debuts as host at 7,315 yards, par 71 on a composite of 16 West and two East holes.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
Noun
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The coaching staff enforces a heightened standard of execution.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Along with passing the map, the Utah legislature passed a bill on redistricting standards that amends Proposition 4, the law that came into play when Utah courts ruled the map needed to be redistricted.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That false equivalence, Sadeghi noted, is part of a broader retrieval problem.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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While Guadagnino has cast the film as an honest look at people's inner conflicts, some critics have derided the script for creating a false equivalence between the narratives.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The pullback is now approaching both its flat 200-day moving average and a key support zone in the low-380s— a critical level that marked the breakout point in late July and the breakdown zone from March.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Buccaneers, which mixes soapy costume drama with Taylor Swift songs, has been well reviewed by critics (72% Rotten Tomatoes average) and has developed a devoted following but has not broken out the way some of Apple TV+’s broad-appeal hits have.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like everyone else, Charlton has his criteria.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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BlackRock’s Rieder impresses The Treasury officials also for the first time provided some insight into Bessent’s thinking about the criteria used to decide who to pick for the job.—
Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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As at many schools, CAMP at Millersville is also linked with programs that help migrant students earn their high school equivalency diplomas, known as HEP.—
Jordan Owens,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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That’s become the new normal for this franchise.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Her account reflects the disorienting new normal for a generation raised under the shadow of war.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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From an equity perspective, Slater noted, there are a few possible benchmarks.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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That marks the 12th time since 1953 that the benchmark index has had such a strong performance over that period of time.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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The new streets’ names not only reflected the joy of liberation but also celebrated living in dignity, equality, and without fear—names invoking hope, humanity, and freedom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Gay equality activists fought for a long time to depathologize homosexuality, previously classified as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual up until 1973.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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