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
No single data point or financial metric makes a TIME100 Company.
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Time Staff, Time, 26 June 2025
And still others associate it with financial metrics, such as AI creating $100 billion in value.
—Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Hovland, who entered the week ranked 158th on tour this year in strokes gained around the green, led the field at Oakmont in that metric.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
One critical metric for any screening test is its positive predictive value, or P.P.V.—the likelihood that a positive result truly signals disease.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Time Staff, Time, 26 June 2025
And still others associate it with financial metrics, such as AI creating $100 billion in value.
—Doug Shannon, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Hovland, who entered the week ranked 158th on tour this year in strokes gained around the green, led the field at Oakmont in that metric.
—Justin Ray, New York Times, 16 June 2025
One critical metric for any screening test is its positive predictive value, or P.P.V.—the likelihood that a positive result truly signals disease.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metric
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Auckland City is the reigning champion of the New Zealand National League and met the qualifying criteria in the most convincing fashion.—
James Nalton,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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This lack of access disproportionately affects people in lower-income communities, as well as women in midlife who may not meet strict insurance criteria.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
20 June 2025
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Some of those tracks remain standards from that era and rank not just among the most successful, but also the most critically acclaimed of all time.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The court's majority found that Tennessee's law is not subject to a heightened level of judicial review and satisfies the most deferential standard, known as rational basis.—
June 18,
CBS News,
18 June 2025
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The new car will bolster safety to new benchmarks with an ergonomic driver cockpit to improve seating position, an integrated aeroscreen and a new roll hoop.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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The cryptocurrency exchange El Dorado — often used as a benchmark for Monitor Dólar — also shut down operations in Venezuela following the arrests.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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The survey also found that policy measures, such as tariffs, have not reassured the public, with 57 percent of respondents believing that tariffs harm the economy, the highest level recorded by Fox News polling.—
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Redefining Success Beyond Traditional Metrics: Gen Z measures success holistically, according to EY.—
Chris Westfall,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Metric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metric. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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