yardsticks

plural of yardstick

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Recent Examples of yardsticks These are demographic, livability and financial yardsticks in which California sits amongst the top 10 states. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025 The machine learning field is moving fast, and the yardsticks used measure progress in it are having to race to keep up. Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2025 Traditional yardsticks like revenue and profit matter less than the company’s ETH stash. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yardsticks
Noun
  • For his part, Elliott has impressed Villa personnel with his attitude and application, which chimes with Emery’s coaching staff’s uber-meticulous professional standards.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Then unlimited human creativity invents new jobs that deliver more value overall, and living standards rise.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In practice, that means if a user is searching for a stay in a particular area with certain criteria that isn’t available, Airbnb will now suggest other rentals with similar prices and amenities in nearby areas.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Those that didn't meet the criteria were supposed to be revoked.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pay is typically reviewed on a cycle ‒ often annually ‒ against market benchmarks, budgets, and overall company performance.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • My trading algorithm brings structure, rules, and discipline to options traders and is beating the benchmarks.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Of course, a reliable method for measuring a team’s performance is to use underlying metrics to understand the team’s process more than its outcomes.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Forward-thinking organizations are already experimenting with hybrid team structures, creating new roles like Agent Bosses and redefining performance metrics to account for human-AI collaboration.
    Swami Chandrasekaran, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Yardsticks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yardsticks. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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