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as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
the animation in that movie set the standard against which all later animated cartoons were judged
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as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
a ship flying the queen's standard
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as in normal
what is typical of a group, class, or series
somewhat shorter than the standard for boys that age
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as in usual
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
a standard bandage is all that that wound needs
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
he's pretty much your standard high-school jock
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as in conventional
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
standard procedure
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Recent Examples of standard
Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The nation’s current leaders are not living up to my father’s high standards of governance, and Singapore is suffering as a result.
—Charlie Savage Tung Ngo Nicole Sperling Lee Hsien Yang, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Randall Balmer, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
In Birmingham, where Southern Living is based, not every Dollar General has the butter, but many have both two-stick packs and the standard four-stick packages in stock, as well as both unsalted and salted varieties.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Those can be stricter than federal standards, and other states are allowed to copy the rules California sets.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The nation’s current leaders are not living up to my father’s high standards of governance, and Singapore is suffering as a result.
—Charlie Savage Tung Ngo Nicole Sperling Lee Hsien Yang, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Adjective
Nothing in the church canons requires it, but the standard practice is for archbishops to be elevated to the College of Cardinals.
—Randall Balmer, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
In Birmingham, where Southern Living is based, not every Dollar General has the butter, but many have both two-stick packs and the standard four-stick packages in stock, as well as both unsalted and salted varieties.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard
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The first list, developed in 2023, began with 2,000 U.S.-based companies that fit the overall criteria of having more than $50 million in revenue and reporting their carbon emissions independently.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The disappearance has to meet certain criteria for an alert to be issued.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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This week's quiz highlights equestrian events, flag facts, famous food — and a lot more.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Trump also directed that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff in Francis’ honor.—
Darlene Superville,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The movie’s over-all arc is a common one: from the unquestioned routines of daily life to the strange new normal of risks and precautions, fears and constraints, illness and deaths; from there to an eventual sense of wary relief.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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The bottom line is that nearly four years into this new normal in college football, NFL teams are still trying to master a transfer landscape that isn’t going away.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere, an extra treat out of the showcase was this exclusive interview with Bullet Train Explosion director Shinji Higuchi, who talked casting singer-actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and the morality behind the film.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2025
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There is no bedrock to build on, in the world or in morality.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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For example, the fires in New Jersey this week have been part of trend: So far in 2025, New Jersey has experienced nearly twice as many wildfires as usual.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Oil Shampoo Add a few drops of rosemary oil to your shampoo and wash your hair as usual.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
23 Apr. 2025
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The house is typical of the modest cottages built in the area, with a front gable and adjacent porch over the main entry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
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Your typical county bureaucrat probably won’t be remembered for his ability to don a sheep costume and sing a parody song to a room full of his colleagues.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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In one new academic paper, an AI model was able to predict whether a cancer patient is at risk of developing wasting disease better than conventional methods.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Such an admission not only upsets the conventional framing of the war, but strikes at the very heart of the Vietnamese Communist Party’s own legitimacy to govern the country.—
Made by History,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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But looking at the right benchmarks shows that post-neoliberal economic policy—evident to a large degree in the actions of the Biden administration—righted the ship and kept the country afloat and sailing at a reasonable clip.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The 1-year LPR influences corporate and most household loans in China, while the 5-year LPR serves as a benchmark for mortgage rates.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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