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
Today, there are ten times as many Black lawmakers, a share of the House on par with the total share of Black Americans.
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
That's par for the tag fighter course.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
Updates to the par 71 course include re-routing the infrastructure of the course, relocation of putting greens, additional parking spaces and irrigation improvements, according to the city.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Yokohama Country Club debuts as host at 7,315 yards, par 71 on a composite of 16 West and two East holes.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
That's par for the tag fighter course.
—PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2025
Updates to the par 71 course include re-routing the infrastructure of the course, relocation of putting greens, additional parking spaces and irrigation improvements, according to the city.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
Yokohama Country Club debuts as host at 7,315 yards, par 71 on a composite of 16 West and two East holes.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
Noun
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At the 2025 American Diabetes Association conference in July, Polsky presented several new updates to the organization’s standards for care during pregnancy.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hegseth in September called for service members in combat roles to meet the highest male standards for physical fitness.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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There can be no equivalences drawn between the two political extremes in this country, especially when one extreme is led by a man who rarely speaks without lying.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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That false equivalence, Sadeghi noted, is part of a broader retrieval problem.—
Tor Constantino,
Forbes.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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With the amount of stoppage time match officials are adding on, Premier League matches this season have lasted an average of 100 minutes and 35 seconds.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Elk Grove Unified also saw a rate of improvement higher than the state average, which administrators owed in part to data-sharing.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Like everyone else, Charlton has his criteria.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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BlackRock’s Rieder impresses The Treasury officials also for the first time provided some insight into Bessent’s thinking about the criteria used to decide who to pick for the job.—
Steve Liesman,
CNBC,
10 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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As at many schools, CAMP at Millersville is also linked with programs that help migrant students earn their high school equivalency diplomas, known as HEP.—
Jordan Owens,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
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That’s become the new normal for this franchise.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Her account reflects the disorienting new normal for a generation raised under the shadow of war.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Most cotton benchmarks decreased over the past month.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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My trading algorithm brings rules and discipline to options traders and is beating the benchmarks—see it in action here .—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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However law associations on both sides of the Atlantic have warned the boycott is likely to violate equality laws.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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She is also recognized for her activism in support of inclusion, gender equality, and Afro-Latino representation.—
Sigal Ratner-Arias,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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