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
Instead, the Englishman made a great escape for par and opened with a 7-under 63 for a one-shot lead over Gary Woodland.
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
High prices are par for the course for the World Cup, much to the chagrin of many fans across the world.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
This would be on par with many state legislative bodies.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Doing groundbreaking, unheard-of things is becoming par for the course for Anthony.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
High prices are par for the course for the World Cup, much to the chagrin of many fans across the world.
—Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
This would be on par with many state legislative bodies.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Doing groundbreaking, unheard-of things is becoming par for the course for Anthony.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
Noun
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The city of Blue Springs says these improvements are required to bring the plant into compliance with new environmental standards by 2030, which were set by state and federal regulators.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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The other point is how the Marlins could replace a player of Alcantara’s talent for that modest-by-baseball-standards salary.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2026
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Translation, too, is a practice of uneven equivalences.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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His disturbing and bloody rhetoric created a twisted equivalence between violent crime and immigrants, most of whom come here to work, raise families and contribute to our population growth and economy.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
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Reporting 61 events recorded at the 25+ report threshold versus a 2021-2025 average of roughly 43 – up about 42%, according to the American Meteor Society.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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In recent weeks, Iran has launched an average of about 80 drone attacks a day at its neighbors.—
Jiachuan Wu,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), located in Switzerland, chooses hurricane names several years in advance based on strict criteria.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, even when she’s supposed to play the most antagonistic female archetype, Darlene is simply too much of a mood and a vibe, and her fundamentally anti-Karen nature is good for TV but bad for the judging criteria in this challenge.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Collegiate Consulting study focuses largely on branding and visibility through a metric known as advertising value equivalency (AVE), which measures how much advertising would cost with equivalent exposure.—
Michael McGough,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 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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With snowfall 60% below normal for the season through February in its home state of Colorado and low in neighboring Utah, Vail has seen skiers and snowboarders stay away in droves.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Monday peaks close to seasonal normals in the 50s.—
Gregory Padgett,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The drone’s imaging system also sets a new benchmark.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil, was last trading near $103 a barrel, up about 3% for the day.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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The relatively stagnant population and the preponderance of people living and working in subsistence agriculture meant that the desperately poor preindustrial world was also one of relative economic equality between societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Calhoun blazed trails for women journalists at a time when newsroom equality was rare, and women’s voices were often shut out of news media.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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