as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years

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Recent Examples of benchmark By combining second-life use, efficient recycling, and worker training, the Chemnitz plant aims to set a benchmark. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025 As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Oud Zarian establishes a new benchmark, not just for the house but also for oud itself. Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 2 Sep. 2025 Still, this year will miss the typical pre-pandemic summer box office benchmark of $4 billion, Dergarabedian said. Itzel Luna, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for benchmark
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Noun
  • Twentty was founded to challenge that standard.
    Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Act 237 of 2023, known as the LEARNS Act, mandated that the Education Department update its requirements for third grade promotion, with the 2025-26 school year being the first in which students must meet that standard.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • What was the selection criteria?
    Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Benchmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benchmark. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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