1
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
Morrow’s 74 featured three bogeys, one double bogey, three birdies and 11 pars.
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Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Similarly, lumbar bone stress injuries such as pars (a stress fracture to the pars interarticularis, a small segment of bone in the lumbar spine) can also be an issue.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 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
Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
Similarly, lumbar bone stress injuries such as pars (a stress fracture to the pars interarticularis, a small segment of bone in the lumbar spine) can also be an issue.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 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
Noun
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One of the key criteria is for the shows to have a Spanish – or Catalan – premiere for the national series, and international shows need to have been distributed in the domestic country within a year.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Back in August, however, that seemed to be the criteria, at least in the war of words waging on social media.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Otherwise, things should be mainly dry with temperatures close to seasonal normals.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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These temperature and precipitation deviations are based on averages (or normals) derived from data provided by government meteorological agencies, data that is updated every ten years, still the Old Farmer’s Almanac claims only 80 percent accuracy.—
Emilee Coblentz,
Outside,
2 Oct. 2025
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Rather than impose standards on the squad from above, both counted on senior players to set an example.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Assemblies of God enforces a national credentialing system for ministers, giving the General Council power to discipline, restore or expel those who fail to meet its theological and moral standards.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sleepy Hollow’s rigid norms and rules are all ultimately just Sharon’s very strong preferences.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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At Goddard, Segrid Harris was appointed ETD director in January and began enforcing rigid expectations that many staff saw as a cultural break from NASA norms.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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However, averages show his approval rating declined in the first 100 days and stayed stable but low compared to other presidents.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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Similarly small, the Northern Spider tortoise averages about 4 inches in length, per the Saint Louis Zoo.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Rudy Gobert’s defensive metrics have been largely excellent to start the season.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Cirium tracks airline on-time performance among other metrics, and its data shows that carriers have been largely operating in a normal range for timeliness since the shutdown began.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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So, at The Washington Post’s request, Jordre and her colleagues chose the two most effective and simplest measurements from the full SAFE and calculated benchmarks for athletes and nonathletes.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Both films, starring Fahadh Faasil, set new benchmarks for storytelling in Malayalam cinema.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Pars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pars. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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