gold standards

noun

plural of gold standard
as in standards
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 standards The Women’s Health Initiative and the HABITS trial were both larger randomized trials, which are gold standards in research. — Versha Pleasant, The Conversation, 30 July 2026 Clearly, the Rockies have a mountain of work to do just to become a competitive team this season, but Schaeffer is confident that Tovar and Doyle will return to their gold standards. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
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  1. standards
  2. criteria
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  • Professional societies and standards organizations will need to develop and regularly update the technical requirements.
    — Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Cornell University’s investigation, of course, did not have to adhere to New York’s arguably archaic criminal standards, but its response, too, has triggered anger and disbelief across airwaves and social media.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of standards
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  • City staff determined the two projects would be competitive for the grant program after reviewing the program criteria and city priorities, according to the staff report.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • You are not required to meet these criteria to be approved for a loan.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of criteria

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“Gold standards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gold%20standards. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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