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as in criteria
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 normals
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 pars
Defending champion Viktor Hovland was 2 over through six holes and salvaged a 70, while Brooks Koepka made his return to Innisbrook with three birdies, three pars and a 71.
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Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Leaderboards were filled with circles and squares with very few pars in between.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
McIlroy was cautious on the greens, fast and bumpy late in the afternoon, and closed out his round of 69 with seven straight pars.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Connell hit one birdie, five bogeys and 11 pars in addition to the eagle to reach his score.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Last week Reyes fired a personal best three-under 33 over the Bernardo Heights Red front nine, showing her consistency by collecting three birdies and the rest pars.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Doctors then performed a pars plana vitrectomy — which is a procedure to remove the vitreous humor from the inside of the eye — to take out the worm.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
To gouge out the parasitic pillager, the doctors performed a pars plana vitrectomy—a procedure that involves sucking out some of the jelly-like vitreous inside the eye.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Further imaging revealed a small fracture, known as a pars defect, in his L5 vertebra.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Leaderboards were filled with circles and squares with very few pars in between.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
McIlroy was cautious on the greens, fast and bumpy late in the afternoon, and closed out his round of 69 with seven straight pars.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Connell hit one birdie, five bogeys and 11 pars in addition to the eagle to reach his score.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Last week Reyes fired a personal best three-under 33 over the Bernardo Heights Red front nine, showing her consistency by collecting three birdies and the rest pars.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Doctors then performed a pars plana vitrectomy — which is a procedure to remove the vitreous humor from the inside of the eye — to take out the worm.
—Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
To gouge out the parasitic pillager, the doctors performed a pars plana vitrectomy—a procedure that involves sucking out some of the jelly-like vitreous inside the eye.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2025
Further imaging revealed a small fracture, known as a pars defect, in his L5 vertebra.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pars
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Before this, no one in the field had established criteria for what should be included in the archaeological record of dice.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Financial hardship criteria CNC status is reserved for taxpayers facing a challenging financial situation.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 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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Once this storm heads east by Thursday afternoon, cooler and drier weather will filter in with temperatures closer to our March normals of 50 degrees and 71 degrees.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
8 Mar. 2026
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The two-lane bridge is too narrow by modern standards, with just 1 foot of shoulder on each side.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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But they are certified by California’s law enforcement standards agency.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Until recently, the brash persona and policies—both domestic and foreign—that seemed to conflict with GOP norms set the president apart from his party predecessors.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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What's more, it has not been embraced by the courts or the legal norms of the country for 160 years.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
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Performance data from a website traffic checker can provide the necessary metrics to determine what is working and what isn’t.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Neither their own, nor their fans’ nor what the metrics suggest is possible.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Even with Tuesday's gains, the major averages still logged steep losses in March.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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But according to polling averages from Silver Bulletin, support for the Iran intervention has held at roughly 40 percent since the outset.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after his 19-minute speech, Asian markets reversed earlier gains from Thursday's session, as benchmarks in Australia, Japan and South Korea fell.—
Lim Hui Jie,Anniek Bao,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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European dealmakers outperformed their regional benchmarks and were among the strongest performers globally during the first quarter of 2026.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Pars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pars. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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