1
as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
that last dining experience was not quite up to par
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as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
these California wines are on a par with the best produced in Europe
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as in average
what is typical of a group, class, or series
a pulse of 70 is par for people of that age group
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Recent Examples of par
Researchers are increasingly recognizing environmental and agricultural factors as major drivers of resistance, on par with misuse of antibiotics in the clinic.
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André O. Hudson, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
While compounding injuries derailed the 2025 team, that roster wasn’t on par with the rest of the American.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
The claimed maximum capacity is 3 megawatts, which would put it roughly on par with a medium-sized conventional wind turbine.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
Close spoke earlier this week about how, across the two-game road trip, her team’s offensive possessions weren’t up to par, but because of their overall talent, UCLA still found ways to score and win by double digits.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
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André O. Hudson, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2026
While compounding injuries derailed the 2025 team, that roster wasn’t on par with the rest of the American.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Jan. 2026
The claimed maximum capacity is 3 megawatts, which would put it roughly on par with a medium-sized conventional wind turbine.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
Close spoke earlier this week about how, across the two-game road trip, her team’s offensive possessions weren’t up to par, but because of their overall talent, UCLA still found ways to score and win by double digits.
—Benjamin Royer, Daily News, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
Noun
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Define your highest-value transformation, identify perfect-fit clients, set non-negotiable pricing, design simple delivery, and establish premium standards.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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This might mean that your total allowance for food goes down by 15 percent or 20 percent (the industry standard), which might translate to one less appetizer, one less drink, et cetera.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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If antimatter ignored the weak equivalence principle, the atoms might have drifted upward, repelled by Earth.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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This is a telling, inauspicious equivalence.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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His plan is for six townhouses to be leased at rates considered affordable for tenants earning just 60% of the area’s median income; another seven would be priced for people making up to 80% of that average.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2026
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Despite the lack of snow, California has ample water this year, with good rainfall and major reservoirs at 124% of their average levels after three years that brought average or above-average snow.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Conventional marketing agency selection criteria have to go out the window.—
John Hall,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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However, during preliminary review of the Mahers’ application, city staff recommended that the house not be designated under any criteria.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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In their minds, there’s an equivalency, but there really isn’t.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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The sounds had become a strange new normal for the diverse Central neighborhood.—
Nicole Acevedo,
NBC news,
10 Jan. 2026
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Security guards are tangled in the middle of ICE, migrants, observers, activists and press as courthouse dynamics play out in this new normal in America.—
Carol Guzy,
Miami Herald,
1 Jan. 2026
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Markets such as silver and platinum are a fraction of the size of gold or major equity benchmarks like the S & P 500, meaning the recent influx of speculative capital is having an outsized impact on prices.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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This portfolio has significantly outperformed its benchmark—a mix of the S&P 500, Russell, and S&P MidCap indexes—and has delivered returns exceeding 105% since its inception.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The threat is felt so acutely that fascists are led to take joy in cruelty against those outside this group, and others who stand to benefit from greater equality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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What followed is an incredible conversation on politics, race, equality and mutual fandom.—
Steve Baltin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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