as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure
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Recent Examples of metric
Utilities often track this using heating degree days, a metric that measures how much outdoor temperatures fall below 65 degrees, the point when buildings generally begin requiring heat.
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Its annual poverty metric has become one of the driving points in that campaign.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
The legislation also ties utility profits to performance metrics, including affordability and service restoration, and utilities will use a three-year rate plan.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
With a week of battery life, accurate heart rate and sleep metrics, and a comfortable and durable design, the Polar Loop meets expectations for a budget-friendly fitness tracker.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Its annual poverty metric has become one of the driving points in that campaign.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
The legislation also ties utility profits to performance metrics, including affordability and service restoration, and utilities will use a three-year rate plan.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
With a week of battery life, accurate heart rate and sleep metrics, and a comfortable and durable design, the Polar Loop meets expectations for a budget-friendly fitness tracker.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metric
Noun
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The White House officials said federal agencies can incorporate best practices on housing regulations as a criteria for rewarding discretionary grants to state and local governments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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The criteria for gubernatorial candidates to participate considered opinion polling and campaign fund raising.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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One wonders, though, if the rules--the standards, the best practices--were followed when the Tomahawk was launched.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
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Over the ensuing 10 months, the Vatican undertook extensive renovations to the papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace, which hadn’t been used during Francis’ 12-year papacy and was in dire need of an update to bring its electric, plumbing and other utilities up to standard.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, has retreated from the near-$120 per barrel seen earlier in the week, as the International Energy Agency agreed on Wednesday to release a record 400 million barrels of oil from its emergency reserves.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Brent crude, the international benchmark, was trading around $87-plus per barrel yesterday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Deputies began life-saving measures and she was taken to a nearby hospital in an ambulance.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The crowd reduction measures the city had touted in weeks prior were in full effect Saturday — restrictions on parking, heavy police presence and checkpoints.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Metric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metric. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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