as in standards
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 metrics
Of course, a reliable method for measuring a team’s performance is to use underlying metrics to understand the team’s process more than its outcomes.
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Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Forward-thinking organizations are already experimenting with hybrid team structures, creating new roles like Agent Bosses and redefining performance metrics to account for human-AI collaboration.
—Swami Chandrasekaran, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
As metrics and modes of consumption evolve, so too will the means by which cultural influence and commercial success are measured.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Though revenue metrics were higher, P&G’s volume was flat compared with the year-ago period.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Measuring Corporate Adoption Treasury departments evaluate blockchain implementation through traditional financial metrics.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
These delinquencies can be an early indicator but must be assessed alongside other economic metrics.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
By most Hollywood metrics, David Ozer was a success.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
By most metrics, this is the strongest buyer footing in years, and by some measures in decades, with more time to decide, more options to choose from, and more room to negotiate.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Forward-thinking organizations are already experimenting with hybrid team structures, creating new roles like Agent Bosses and redefining performance metrics to account for human-AI collaboration.
—Swami Chandrasekaran, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
As metrics and modes of consumption evolve, so too will the means by which cultural influence and commercial success are measured.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Though revenue metrics were higher, P&G’s volume was flat compared with the year-ago period.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Measuring Corporate Adoption Treasury departments evaluate blockchain implementation through traditional financial metrics.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
These delinquencies can be an early indicator but must be assessed alongside other economic metrics.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
By most Hollywood metrics, David Ozer was a success.
—Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
By most metrics, this is the strongest buyer footing in years, and by some measures in decades, with more time to decide, more options to choose from, and more room to negotiate.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for metrics
Noun
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Rather than impose standards on the squad from above, both counted on senior players to set an example.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Assemblies of God enforces a national credentialing system for ministers, giving the General Council power to discipline, restore or expel those who fail to meet its theological and moral standards.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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One of the key criteria is for the shows to have a Spanish – or Catalan – premiere for the national series, and international shows need to have been distributed in the domestic country within a year.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Back in August, however, that seemed to be the criteria, at least in the war of words waging on social media.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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So, at The Washington Post’s request, Jordre and her colleagues chose the two most effective and simplest measurements from the full SAFE and calculated benchmarks for athletes and nonathletes.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Both films, starring Fahadh Faasil, set new benchmarks for storytelling in Malayalam cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Metrics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metrics. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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