as in standards
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 barometers
Part trade show, part cultural gathering, Pitti Uomo remains one of the clearest barometers of where men’s fashion is headed next.
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Champions provide barometers, perhaps few like Oklahoma City, which threatens the league with a decade-long runway of contendership.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
With hundreds of millions of workers hunting for jobs and employers posting open roles in real time, LinkedIn acts as one of the clearest barometers of what’s actually happening on the ground—and its managing director for EMEA, Sue Duke, is not buying the AI apocalypse narrative.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Why are both movies potential barometers for the future?
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Kenny Chesney walks around office on the 72nd floor of One World Trade Center in New York City, peering out the floor-to-ceiling windows in search of his skyline barometers—the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and one of his favorite places to perform, MetLife Stadium.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Airports really are barometers.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Since the Academy expanded the best picture field in 2009, TIFF Audience Award winners have become reliable Oscar barometers.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The race was seen as a key pickup opportunity for Democrats in their quest to win control of the House, and one of the early barometers to watch on Tuesday.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Champions provide barometers, perhaps few like Oklahoma City, which threatens the league with a decade-long runway of contendership.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
With hundreds of millions of workers hunting for jobs and employers posting open roles in real time, LinkedIn acts as one of the clearest barometers of what’s actually happening on the ground—and its managing director for EMEA, Sue Duke, is not buying the AI apocalypse narrative.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
Why are both movies potential barometers for the future?
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2025
Kenny Chesney walks around office on the 72nd floor of One World Trade Center in New York City, peering out the floor-to-ceiling windows in search of his skyline barometers—the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and one of his favorite places to perform, MetLife Stadium.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Airports really are barometers.
—Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Since the Academy expanded the best picture field in 2009, TIFF Audience Award winners have become reliable Oscar barometers.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
The race was seen as a key pickup opportunity for Democrats in their quest to win control of the House, and one of the early barometers to watch on Tuesday.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometers
Noun
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The state spent more than $20 billion without uniform standards to measure effectiveness.—
Julie Watts,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In Hong Kong, this positions MKS to contribute to the HKPMCC’s governance and system design, ensuring interoperability with global standards.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Trump made no secret of the most important criteria — a willingness to slash rates lower and keep them low.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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To protect against agents who intentionally overlook houses represented by low-fee agents, continue to use online search engines and broker websites to look for houses that meet your criteria.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Markets such as silver and platinum are a fraction of the size of gold or major equity benchmarks like the S & P 500, meaning the recent influx of speculative capital is having an outsized impact on prices.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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On standard robotic manipulation benchmarks, Cosmos Policy achieved high success rates across multi-step tasks that require long-term reasoning.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For instance, growing network strength via metrics like active users and transaction volume tends to foster confidence in Bitcoin’s performance, which in turn supports demand and can stabilize price over time.—
Ethan Stone,
IndyStar,
30 Jan. 2026
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Doncic climbing in jersey sales Aside from viewership metrics in Slovenia, Doncic is seeing his popularity rise on another front.—
Eric Prisbell,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Barometers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometers. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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