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
The back-to-school season has been good and widely seen as a barometer for the holiday period.
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David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The Fed will get to review two more important inflation barometers before its next policy meeting, the producer price index and consumer price index.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The mammoth season opener — Miami’s first between two top-10 teams since 2004 — is an obvious barometer on where both teams stand, how close to back each is.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The daily chart of ALB shows an initial push above the 200-day moving average in July, although that breakout failed to sustain its gains above this long-term trend barometer.
—David Keller, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
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David Moin, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025
The Fed will get to review two more important inflation barometers before its next policy meeting, the producer price index and consumer price index.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The mammoth season opener — Miami’s first between two top-10 teams since 2004 — is an obvious barometer on where both teams stand, how close to back each is.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
The daily chart of ALB shows an initial push above the 200-day moving average in July, although that breakout failed to sustain its gains above this long-term trend barometer.
—David Keller, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometer
Noun
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To maintain comparability, the weights assigned to these criteria have been held constant.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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In ants, hair is one of the criteria that helps differentiate species.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The company could work with the government to determine if a waiver could be granted without violating standards such as patient privacy, safety and consumer protection.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft’s donation of DocumentDB to the Linux Foundation marks a strategic shift in the NoSQL database landscape, creating the first vendor-neutral document database standard that could reshape how enterprises approach data architecture decisions.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arya is hoping the Modern Market 100 will give investors a framework to benchmark performance across both asset classes.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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For example, much of the industry chases bragging rights on public benchmarks, which rank models on tasks like math or logic puzzles.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Creating a condensate from radioactive atoms has never been achieved, and the experiment would require extreme precision and strict safety measures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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The former Prime Minister’s proposal included measures like freezing a significant amount of welfare spending and doing away with two public holidays.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Barometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometer. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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