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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 benchmarks
According to Arya, the index allows investors to track a very different opportunity than what is captured in major benchmarks.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
My top tip is to assess whether travel is truly necessary by setting clear ROI benchmarks.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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
OpenAI also says there is a 45 percent to 65 percent reduction in factual errors over GPT-4, depending on the setting, as well as substantial gains in handling medical and coding tasks on industry-standard benchmarks.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Carbonfact, an environmental data platform for the apparel and footwear industry, just shared the first free solution that lets brands calculate their official French Environmental Cost—and compare it, instantly, to industry benchmarks.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Regularly research salary benchmarks for your industry and experience level.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
His expertise, innovation, and forward-thinking approach inspire engineers and organizations to set new industry benchmarks.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Untold other benchmarks have similar stories.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
My top tip is to assess whether travel is truly necessary by setting clear ROI benchmarks.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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
OpenAI also says there is a 45 percent to 65 percent reduction in factual errors over GPT-4, depending on the setting, as well as substantial gains in handling medical and coding tasks on industry-standard benchmarks.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Carbonfact, an environmental data platform for the apparel and footwear industry, just shared the first free solution that lets brands calculate their official French Environmental Cost—and compare it, instantly, to industry benchmarks.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
Regularly research salary benchmarks for your industry and experience level.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
His expertise, innovation, and forward-thinking approach inspire engineers and organizations to set new industry benchmarks.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
Untold other benchmarks have similar stories.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benchmarks
Noun
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But Republicans should question their own members who fail in other areas that require adherence to basic standards of conscience and competence.—
Kimberly Ross,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Align With Compliance Work with your legal team to ensure the policy meets any relevant laws or standards, such as HIPAA in healthcare, GDPR in the EU or other data protection rules.—
Mike Rosen,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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But many Americans who don't meet the new criteria do still want to get vaccinated to avoid getting sick or spreading the virus to vulnerable family members.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, successful implementation requires careful vendor selection based on specific enterprise criteria.—
Dave Glaser,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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These alternative sources of meaning act as stabilizers, ensuring their mental health isn’t tied solely to external metrics beyond their control.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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This includes tracking metrics like the reduction in walking distance for nurses and the delivery accuracy, as well as qualitative feedback from patients and nurses.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Benchmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benchmarks. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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