as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
according to the usual metrics by which we judge fiction, this novel is an utter failure
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Recent Examples of metric
Affordability metrics show housing costs squeezing household finances, pressures made more intense by a long-term shortage of low-cost housing.
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Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
While the metric continues to be a way to gauge interest, exhibitors and attendees are increasingly using the events for education and networking.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Apr. 2025
In March, DeepMind announced Gemini 2.5, the latest version of its flagship AI model, which outperforms rival models made by OpenAI and Anthropic on many popular metrics.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
During the prime Butler years, Miami was middle of the pack in this metric.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
While the metric continues to be a way to gauge interest, exhibitors and attendees are increasingly using the events for education and networking.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Apr. 2025
In March, DeepMind announced Gemini 2.5, the latest version of its flagship AI model, which outperforms rival models made by OpenAI and Anthropic on many popular metrics.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
During the prime Butler years, Miami was middle of the pack in this metric.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metric
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The group assigned to identify a new home, known as the Sundance Film Festival Location Task Force and was made up of both Sundance staff members and board members, narrowed that list down to 67 cities that met its initial criteria and submitted an RFI.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
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Titled Protecting Europe's Essential Societal Functions, the strategy calls for minimum preparedness criteria to be implemented among essential services such as hospitals, schools, transport and telecommunications.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Venus and Uranus connect today, inspiring you to upgrade your standards.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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By updating critical components, security experts can do more than improve the security of their applications and ensure their operations meet key standards.—
Steve Millidge,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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There can be no assurances that an investor’s portfolio will match or outperform any particular benchmark.—
David Thomas,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In Europe, the region’s benchmark STOXX 600 index fell 3.5%.—
John Towfighi, David Goldman and Anna Cooban,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The fiasco has raised concerns about the company’s claims about its models’ performance being potentially misleading and points to the fact that these benchmarks aren’t always a reliable measure for AI’s capabilities.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The survey also took the measure of another key Trump foreign policy: tariffs on U.S. trading partners.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Metric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metric. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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