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
Broken bones are par for the course on Jackass.
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Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Advertisement The criticism has become par for the course on any number of subjects.
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Time,
Time,
26 June 2026
House of the Dragon has returned, and so far the Season 3 audience is roughly on par with its predecessor.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
With 12 hours of playback on a single charge, 48 hours with the case, and five hours of playback after a 10-minute charge, these earbuds offer serious battery life on par with major headphone brands.
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Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
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Sezin Devi Koehler,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Advertisement The criticism has become par for the course on any number of subjects.
—
Time,
Time,
26 June 2026
House of the Dragon has returned, and so far the Season 3 audience is roughly on par with its predecessor.
—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
With 12 hours of playback on a single charge, 48 hours with the case, and five hours of playback after a 10-minute charge, these earbuds offer serious battery life on par with major headphone brands.
—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
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In March, the administration filed a new lawsuit again trying to block California’s ability to set stricter-than-federal emissions standards for cars.
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And an Air Quality Alert was issued midday Thursday, due to ground level ozone concentrations reaching unhealthy standards, NWS forecasters say.
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That’s a false equivalence a lot of the time.
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There are journalists curious about making the leap, journalists who already made it and want to evangelize, and journalists who are furious at him for making some kind of equivalence between these jobs and journalism.
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In 2023, the latest data available, metro Atlanta’s new diagnosis rate was more than double the national average, according to the AIDSVu project from Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health.
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And the institutions built on treating people as averages started to lag behind a reality that no longer behaved that way.
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Wellness considerations are increasingly factoring into how families evaluate prospective colleges—not as a soft afterthought but as a primary criterion.
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Chrysler and Dodge didn’t meet the study’s award criteria.
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Adult general education programs prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.
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Each additional equivalency requires ongoing validation as curriculum evolves in response to a changing world.
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Then, before the listener can fully settle in, the Puerto Rican rapper and singer fires off bars claiming that Grammys were stolen from him and details his many nights spent sleeping on the floor to his new normal of earning $500,000 per show.
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Most likely, the new normal in the Persian Gulf will be chronic instability and frequent disruptions in shipping.
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Spot prices reflect real-time market trading and serve as a benchmark for futures contracts, ETFs and retail bullion pricing.
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Next Health’s most popular IV membership, at $299 a month, bundles two IV drips, two vitamin shots and monthly access to cryotherapy, infrared LED, hyperbaric oxygen and body composition scans, which is a useful benchmark for how the membership math actually works at a mid-tier clinic.
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Something big changed in American culture when white men adopted plain dress in the spirit of a republican government based on new ideas of equality.
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America is a political and moral fact—the first community in which men set out in principle to enshrine freedom, responsible government, and human equality.
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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