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
Airports have long served as barometers of national vitality.
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Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The consumer price index, a key inflation barometer, rose 3% in September from a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Granted, the quantity of aging greats is no exact barometer for the health of a division, but the drop-off in high-profile imports (Nani and Douglas Costa aside) is the least of Football Australia’s recent concerns.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Our Hot Ones submissions for this year, which are an annual barometer of what’s hot and what’s not, are stacked full of guessing-game formats covered with The Traitors’ pawprints.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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Imran Khalid, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
The consumer price index, a key inflation barometer, rose 3% in September from a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Granted, the quantity of aging greats is no exact barometer for the health of a division, but the drop-off in high-profile imports (Nani and Douglas Costa aside) is the least of Football Australia’s recent concerns.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Our Hot Ones submissions for this year, which are an annual barometer of what’s hot and what’s not, are stacked full of guessing-game formats covered with The Traitors’ pawprints.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometer
Noun
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Interest in marching in the parade was so intense that organizers implemented rigorous selection criteria like the quality of the horses’ grooming, saddles, tack, and the riders’ appearance.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tesla shareholders have approved a conditional pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could unlock up to a trillion dollars in stock if the company meets specific criteria, according to preliminary results from the annual shareholder meeting.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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An example of a standard in summer is a sherbert series featuring lactose and vanilla.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Recent data showed that police response is becoming faster, but still lags behind California standards.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Its benchmark report notes that even state-of-the-art tools can describe the right formula in words while misapplying it step by step.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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And because the world has more oil supply than demand, global crude prices are quite low; the global benchmark is a little over $60 per barrel.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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The measure will later go to the council for full approval.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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The measures, which had been agreed to in writing in mid-November 2023, were intended to address Lively’s concerns about on-set conduct and safety.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Barometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometer. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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