pars

noun

plural of par
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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2
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 After the 12th, Kim made pars on 13 and 14, sitting at -8 for the round. — Mike Fore, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Three more pars and a bogey to enter the back nine tied with Kuchar, who was seeking his first major championship. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026 Hovland made four bogeys, but only six pars — enough birdies (5) to stay in it. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026 Sam Stevens, who closed within two shots of Clark on the front, started the back nine with three straight bogeys and closed with six straight pars for a 72. — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026 Those pars sparked the turnaround. — ABC News, 18 June 2026 When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars. — CBS News, 7 June 2026 Adler finished at 14 over and recorded five pars during his round, while Simon ended his day at 18 over with two pars on his back nine. — Matt Wagner, Daily News, 29 May 2026 But O’Keefe got pars on 15 and 16, then birdied 17 and 18 to leave no doubt. — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pars
  1. criteria
  2. normals
  3. standards
  4. norms
  5. metrics
  6. averages
  7. benchmarks
Noun
  • Daniels is also not yet eligible, under LSU rules, to have his jersey retired, as the school has a five-year waiting period listed as one of its criteria for jersey retirement.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is determined by symptoms and physical signs, as well as diagnostic criteria.
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of criteria
Noun
  • Monday peaks close to seasonal normals in the 50s.
    — Gregory Padgett, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Definition of normals
Noun
  • Another question is whether this sentencing met the standards of credible transitional justice.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Standard rooms already feel generous by Vegas standards, and suites step up to apartment-like layouts, with separate living areas that make longer stays or work trips more comfortable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of standards
Noun
  • At stake are broader questions about which social norms and moral values should guide public policy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Growing up with 9/11, the Great Recession, crushing student loan debt, many millennial workers have lived with significant challenges to social norms and safety nets that offered previous generations some support.
    — Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of norms
Noun
  • In that moment, metrics became lives, leadership became leverage and execution shifted from operational to deeply ethical.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In the past few weeks, two more Chinese firms, Alibaba and Moonshot, have put out models that, based on some metrics, can match the latest and most powerful offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of metrics
Noun
  • After healthier payroll increases in May and June were revised downward to 63,000 and 20,000 respectively, payroll growth for the past 3 months averages just 20,000 and for the past 2 months has been completely flat.
    — Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • All three major averages are on track to log a positive week, even with yesterday’s pullback.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of averages
Noun
  • Atlanta Public Schools improved on this year’s math, social studies and science exams at a rate that outpaced the state’s improvement benchmarks.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Google models now significantly lag rivals on coding agent benchmarks, according to Hill-Smith.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of benchmarks

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