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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
Lending those brands to third parties comes with risks, which is why such complex processes and high benchmarks are required to maintain brand integrity.
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David Born,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Administrators plan to fulfill these benchmarks by organizing a collaborative network that shares resources among public university systems, private technology corporations, and the existing network of national laboratories.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
While both benchmarks have retreated from the highs of the Iran crisis, crude remains much higher than pre-war levels.
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Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
In my most recent browser benchmarks, Google Chrome was consistently the fastest browser.
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Chris Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The three benchmarks Recursive used involve training a small language model, improving AI training speed, and optimizing a GPU kernel, the tiny mathematical steps that a GPU has to perform to train or run an AI model.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Trends in home design can either cement themselves as benchmarks of contemporary living or flame out fast.
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Mary Holland,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
Both oil benchmarks were trading at around $70 or less before the war began, but shot up above $110 at certain points during the war.
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Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
For both benchmarks, those closing prices were their lowest since the first week of March, just days after the war with Iran was launched.
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Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
David Born,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Administrators plan to fulfill these benchmarks by organizing a collaborative network that shares resources among public university systems, private technology corporations, and the existing network of national laboratories.
—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
While both benchmarks have retreated from the highs of the Iran crisis, crude remains much higher than pre-war levels.
—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
In my most recent browser benchmarks, Google Chrome was consistently the fastest browser.
—
Chris Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The three benchmarks Recursive used involve training a small language model, improving AI training speed, and optimizing a GPU kernel, the tiny mathematical steps that a GPU has to perform to train or run an AI model.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Trends in home design can either cement themselves as benchmarks of contemporary living or flame out fast.
—
Mary Holland,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
Both oil benchmarks were trading at around $70 or less before the war began, but shot up above $110 at certain points during the war.
—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
For both benchmarks, those closing prices were their lowest since the first week of March, just days after the war with Iran was launched.
—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for benchmarks
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The United Kingdom is on course for its sixth prime minister in some seven years, as one political leader after another proves no match for a stubbornly weak economy, which has weighed on incomes and living standards, wearing down the electorate.
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The sheriff said the agency remains committed to transparency, professionalism and ethical standards.
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Personalized messaging, clear criteria and occasional human touchpoints can go a long way.
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Chrysler and Dodge didn’t meet the study’s award criteria.
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The city also collected no other performance metrics because the pilot was meant to test the robot before any expansion.
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This internal data management system helps school administrators and other staff keep track of student performance across a variety of metrics.
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“Benchmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benchmarks. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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