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
Like legions of dreamers before him, McGuirk started on film and TV sets as a PA, an often thankless job where random castigations from members of the cast or crew can be par for the course.
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
For a single crust pie, that typically means par or blind baking, depending on what your filling is.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Article does caution against chemical cleaners and prolonged direct sunlight, but that feels par for the course with velvet.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Paramount, which has flashy new owners in Skydance, has been aggressively making deals with big names to bolster its film roster, all par for the course for a new regime looking to make a name for themselves.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
For a single crust pie, that typically means par or blind baking, depending on what your filling is.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Article does caution against chemical cleaners and prolonged direct sunlight, but that feels par for the course with velvet.
—Zoë Sessums, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Paramount, which has flashy new owners in Skydance, has been aggressively making deals with big names to bolster its film roster, all par for the course for a new regime looking to make a name for themselves.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
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The company could work with the government to determine if a waiver could be granted without violating standards such as patient privacy, safety and consumer protection.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Microsoft’s donation of DocumentDB to the Linux Foundation marks a strategic shift in the NoSQL database landscape, creating the first vendor-neutral document database standard that could reshape how enterprises approach data architecture decisions.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The curators wanted to include pictures of the victims and artifacts on loan from the cities; however, opponents argued these elements were offensive to veterans and portrayed a false moral equivalence between America and Japan’s actions during the war.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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Modern platforms can deliver the operational equivalence that teams expect: advanced virtual machine (VM) lifecycle management, high-availability (HA) clustering, backups, disaster recovery (DR) and more.—
Madhura Maskasky,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Simply a return to league average would’ve been a significant jump for Springer.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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That increase was fueled largely by national revenue — television, licensing and sponsorship proceeds shared equally among the 32 franchises — which rose to an average of $433 million per team from $403 million the previous season, according to league executives.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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What was the selection criteria?—
Leah Olajide,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Bondi, 59, intervened in a number of cases to alter the criteria for granting asylum in her role as the head of the immigration-court system, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Wilkerson, Wilson said, attended Edison High School in Lake Station and later got her general equivalency diploma through Portage’s adult education program.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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For next gen startups with less invasive or temporary implants, demonstrating clinical equivalency to more expensive implants could usher in more nuanced assessment of value.—
Naveen Rao,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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After airing the third episode of its 27th season on August 20, a new South Park once again will be absent this week from Comedy Central and Paramount+, and that looks to be the new normal for the rest of the show’s 10-episode run this year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Aug. 2025
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Tag fighting names are beloved for their chaotic natures, which see multiple characters popping normals, specials, or supers, and Invincible VS is no different.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Aug. 2025
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Arya is hoping the Modern Market 100 will give investors a framework to benchmark performance across both asset classes.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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For example, much of the industry chases bragging rights on public benchmarks, which rank models on tasks like math or logic puzzles.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Along with climate improvement, the UN Sustainable Development Goals also calls for improving gender equality, health and wellbeing, and innovation and infrastructure, while also reducing poverty, hunger and inequality.—
Peter Sadera,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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The task was to study equity strategies that the City of Arlington could implement to promote and encourage greater equality; to gather community input on the need to build greater equality; and to report findings and recommendations to the City Council.—
Rachel Royster
September 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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