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 consumer price index, a key inflation barometer, rose 2.7% in the 12 months through June, up from 2.4% in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The Footsie is commonly perceived to be a barometer of U.K. economic — and, certainly, corporate — health.
—Ian King, CNBC, 30 July 2025
The price of these gold bonds would be a great barometer of Washington’s financial health.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
As the department itself made clear, this meant that the statistic was an unreliable barometer of the restaurant industry’s health.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 July 2025
The Footsie is commonly perceived to be a barometer of U.K. economic — and, certainly, corporate — health.
—Ian King, CNBC, 30 July 2025
The price of these gold bonds would be a great barometer of Washington’s financial health.
—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
As the department itself made clear, this meant that the statistic was an unreliable barometer of the restaurant industry’s health.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometer
Noun
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Make advancement criteria transparent and attainable.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Because ranked among 17 criteria, the state’s average score was rotten.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At the end of the day, the standards are rooted in white supremacy, and the world will applaud your bones.—
Akwaeke Emezi
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Earlier this year, Google and the mobile standards setting GSMA confirmed a new RCS protocol would be the first to offer cross-platform end-to-end encryption.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Height, aerial control and a loftier defensive ceiling are the benchmarks most closely tied to survival.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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As with prior benchmarks, developers will be bringing new approaches to the table, hoping to score well on challenges like ARC AGI 3.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Austerity measures demanded by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to bail out Greece angered everyday citizens.—
Luciana Lopez,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Federal Communications Commission last year fined T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon, saying the carriers illegally shared access to customers' location information without consent and did not take reasonable measures to protect that sensitive data against unauthorized disclosure.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Barometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometer. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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