par

noun

ˈpär How to pronounce par (audio)
Definition of parnext
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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2
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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3
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 The joint move more or less disproves that, but that kind of reporting is pretty much on par with all celebrity couples. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026 Boys golf Circle Christian sophomore Ethan Nejman shot a scalding 62 and The First Academy rolled to the team title in Wednesday’s Boone Invitational at Hawks Landing Golf Course (par 70). — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The results for some people were on par with weight-loss surgery. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026 My model is concentrated on the last 24 rounds played, and includes driving distance, strokes gained off the tee, strokes gained around the green, strokes gained putting, and strokes gained on par 3s longer than 200 yards. — Dennis Esser, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for par
Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
  1. standard
  2. equivalence
  3. average
  4. criterion
  5. equivalency
  6. normal
  7. benchmark
  8. equality
Noun
  • BlackBerry has crafted its software to have high safety standards, a non-negotiable for cars and other moving objects.
    — Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • If hotel quality is your at-home standard, consider this Martha Stewart comforter that’s filled with premium goose down for cloud-like comfort.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of standard
Noun
  • Although there is no moral equivalence between the two, both are manifestations of the same problem.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
  • That’s a false equivalence a lot of the time.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
Definition of equivalence
Noun
  • If passed, the USPS will raise rates by an average of 6% for retail and commercial USPS Ground Advantage, Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, and Parcel Select shipments, according to the USPS press release.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That would mean accelerating from Indonesia's roughly 5% decade-long growth average while keeping the deficit below its 3% statutory ceiling.
    — Celestine Iyer, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of average
Noun
  • Outrageousness seems to be the point of these battles, which have no apparent criteria, judges, or rules.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Focusing on relevance means embedding inclusive practices directly into hiring criteria, project assignments, promotion pipelines, and performance reviews.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of criterion
Noun
  • The measure also prohibits undocumented students from enrolling in adult general education programs in high schools and state colleges, which help prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.
    — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There’s an equivalency with Platner, and some of it has to do with a populist style of politics.
    — Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of equivalency
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  • But with climate change, the pace of this July’s flash flooding, and that of the past two years, may just be the new normal for mid-summer.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • But the idea of global water bankruptcy shows that in many places, there’s no old normal to go back to.
    — Sara Roversi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of normal
Noun
  • There's no public benchmark for what a whole cluster fetches when the seller has no choice.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Because Treasuries are the biggest bond market, lenders like banks use them as a benchmark for deciding how much interest to charge their own customers.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of benchmark
Noun
  • Becoming more politically engaged oneself … along with other people, makes concrete the ideas about equality and democracy, and can give people a sense of hope for the future.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • And the solution is simply to replace the corrupt, racist authoritarian with a governing party that respects the rule of law, equality, and basic decency.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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