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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
Hovland made four bogeys, but only six pars — enough birdies (5) to stay in it.
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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.
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Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Those pars sparked the turnaround.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars.
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Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars.
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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.
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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.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
Two birdies on Sunday, pars on both Par 5s, and a bogey on a 299-yard Par 4.
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Mark Harris Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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.
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Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Those pars sparked the turnaround.
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ABC News,
18 June 2026
When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars.
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Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
When Kim and Lopez fell back with bogeys, Korda added to her string of nine consecutive pars.
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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.
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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.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2026
Two birdies on Sunday, pars on both Par 5s, and a bogey on a 299-yard Par 4.
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Mark Harris Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pars
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Personalized messaging, clear criteria and occasional human touchpoints can go a long way.
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Chrysler and Dodge didn’t meet the study’s award criteria.
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Monday peaks close to seasonal normals in the 50s.
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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.
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The United Kingdom is on course for its sixth prime minister in some seven years, as one political leader after another proves no match for a stubbornly weak economy, which has weighed on incomes and living standards, wearing down the electorate.
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The sheriff said the agency remains committed to transparency, professionalism and ethical standards.
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European defense stockpiles are still well below historic norms, following decades of underinvestment and, more recently, substantial equipment transfers to Ukraine.
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The idea is that the ratio will eventually move back toward historical norms, allowing investors to accumulate more ounces over time.
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This year also highlighted a change in how creator value is measured; traditional metrics like followers and views are diminishing in importance.
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The city also collected no other performance metrics because the pilot was meant to test the robot before any expansion.
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His regular-season 17-game averages are nothing to overlook.
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All three major averages closed lower yesterday.
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The authors recommended that the US government and its commercial and international partners establish benchmarks for interpreting hostile behavior in space.
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The benchmarks that matter for this argument are the security ones.
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“Pars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pars. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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