as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
the gold standard for accurate experimental procedures is the double-blind medication trial
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Recent Examples of gold standard
Back in the 1870s, tariff payments helped sustain a gold standard, channeling real gold into federal coffers.
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Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
By April, 2011, a hundred and twenty-five countries had adopted them, and the United Nations treated them as the new gold standard.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
In a nation of 330 million people there might have been someone somewhere across this land attracted by the salary and what the state itself likes to emphasize in its job postings as gold standard fringe benefits.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2025
Back in the 1870s, tariff payments helped sustain a gold standard, channeling real gold into federal coffers.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gold standard
Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
By April, 2011, a hundred and twenty-five countries had adopted them, and the United Nations treated them as the new gold standard.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
In a nation of 330 million people there might have been someone somewhere across this land attracted by the salary and what the state itself likes to emphasize in its job postings as gold standard fringe benefits.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2025
Back in the 1870s, tariff payments helped sustain a gold standard, channeling real gold into federal coffers.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gold standard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gold standard
Noun
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Public Safety Enhancements: Expanding public safety resources and facilities to maintain safety standards as the population grows.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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And even with personnel changes, the standard doesn’t drop.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2025
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The first list, developed in 2023, began with 2,000 U.S.-based companies that fit the overall criteria of having more than $50 million in revenue and reporting their carbon emissions independently.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The disappearance has to meet certain criteria for an alert to be issued.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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But looking at the right benchmarks shows that post-neoliberal economic policy—evident to a large degree in the actions of the Biden administration—righted the ship and kept the country afloat and sailing at a reasonable clip.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The benchmark is about 16 percent below its closing high in mid-February, as rounds of selling have pulled the index closer to a bear market, a Wall Street term for when a stock index falls 20 percent from its last peak.—
Danielle Kaye,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Gold standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20standard. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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