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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
McIlroy was cautious on the greens, fast and bumpy late in the afternoon, and closed out his round of 69 with seven straight pars.
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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, pars likely will not get Seton Hall to the NCAA Tournament; Shaheen Holloway and company need to knock in some birdies.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Matsuyama opened with a bogey-free 68 and began his second round with three straight pars.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 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
ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, pars likely will not get Seton Hall to the NCAA Tournament; Shaheen Holloway and company need to knock in some birdies.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Matsuyama opened with a bogey-free 68 and began his second round with three straight pars.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 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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The restaurants were selected by members of the Courier Journal newsroom based on various criteria, including taste, texture, cheese and topping to chip (or tot) ratio, creativity, flavor, and more.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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The city and Alameda County keep that responsibility, and are still developing criteria.—
Ara Rosenthal,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Beyond the cold front this upcoming weekend, temperatures will initially be cooler and near seasonal normals on Sunday and Monday.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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The surge of metal into the US pushed the London market into a full blown squeeze in October, and borrowing costs there still remain well above their normals levels of close to zero.—
Jack Ryan,
Bloomberg,
29 Dec. 2025
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The caliber of founders building across fintech, logistics, health, and climate is aligned with global standards.—
Maurizio Caio,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Without those standards in place, that can exacerbate asthma and other health consequences.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
2 Mar. 2026
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Allam, a 32-year-old Durham County Commissioner, is running to the left of Foushee, 69, framing her candidacy as part of a broader rejection of longtime Democratic norms.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2026
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At a geopolitical level, efforts to establish norms for AI use in the military domain have been uneven.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Aztecs are still 44 in Kenpom and 45 in NET but plummeted in the key metrics of strength of record (67) and WAB (57).—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Trevor Story has historically been a strong defender too, though his metrics were somewhat skewed last year by a stretch of bad throws toward the end of the season.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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All three major averages closed lower yesterday.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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That averages to just above the league minimum.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The RedMagic 11 Pro did extremely well on our battery of benchmarks.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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The previously unreported assessment by Gartner Consulting, obtained by the American-Statesman through an open records request, found that Austin’s IT spending exceeds industry benchmarks by 81%, a gap of about $201 million.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Pars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pars. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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