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as in standard
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 equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
these California wines are on a par with the best produced in Europe
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as in average
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 par
These numbers are on par with some of the most lightning-prone regions of Africa, where there is little lightning-safe infrastructure or safety education.
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Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
There have been reports that top executives at the company ignored warnings from engineers and app testers that the new software wasn’t up to par ahead of its May rollout.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 14 Jan. 2025
In California, though the Santa Ana winds and dryness are sometimes par for the course, climate change is leading to fire season starting earlier and ending later, according to CalFire.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The past few years have seen a reprieve from major wildfires like the ones that struck in 2017 and 2018, but this week’s blazes in the Los Angeles area could cause billions of dollars of damage, on par with an event like the Camp Fire.
—Jake Bittle, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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Daile Zhang, The Conversation, 14 Jan. 2025
There have been reports that top executives at the company ignored warnings from engineers and app testers that the new software wasn’t up to par ahead of its May rollout.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 14 Jan. 2025
In California, though the Santa Ana winds and dryness are sometimes par for the course, climate change is leading to fire season starting earlier and ending later, according to CalFire.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The past few years have seen a reprieve from major wildfires like the ones that struck in 2017 and 2018, but this week’s blazes in the Los Angeles area could cause billions of dollars of damage, on par with an event like the Camp Fire.
—Jake Bittle, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for par
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The system will also need to pass compliance with international flight standards.—
Dario d’Elia,
WIRED,
14 Jan. 2025
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Even if China did support U.S. accession, Beijing’s membership in the pact would make Washington more hesitant to sign up, out of concern that China was not fully complying with existing standards and would be in a position to dominate future rule setting.—
Elizabeth Economy,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Madness can traffic in false equivalences—a common pitfall of political fiction that values moderation as an end in itself.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
28 Nov. 2024
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There cannot be this false moral equivalence in our discourse.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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The raises include a $4-an-hour average increase for senior ski patrollers, with some specialized long-time workers getting an average of $7.75 more, according to the union.—
Mead Gruver,
The Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2025
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On the French ascent to Mont Blanc’s summit alone, an average of about ten climbers a year have perished since 2018.—
Paul Hockenos,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Jan. 2025
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In 2021, Germany’s DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga were the first soccer league globally to incorporate mandatory environmental sustainability criteria into licensing for Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Public reaction Carly Ellefsen, a spokesperson for Our Streets, said her organization has taken issue with MnDOT’s evaluation criteria, which gave the boulevard options low marks for walkability and bike-ability.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
15 Jan. 2025
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Leaving prison with $20 and a high school equivalency certificate, Fauteck straightened up.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Sanchez earned his high school equivalency while in prison and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Central Florida in 2017.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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Temperatures will once again rise to nearly 20 degrees above seasonal normals.—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2024
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This includes both the monthly and daily normals of precipitation, temperature, snowfall, heating and cooling degree days, growing-degree days, as well as frost and freeze dates spanning across close to 15,000 different observation sites.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
20 Dec. 2024
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These wealth divides help explain why, between 2019 and 2021, according to the school finance indicators database, the Palo Alto Unified School District in California spent about $7,000 more per student than the minimum required to achieve national benchmark test scores.—
Tom Kemeny,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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Its premiere episode scored a 0.57 rating in the 25-54 demo and a 0.74 across women in the same bracket, more than doubling the benchmark over the previous six weeks, per Nielsen live+three day data.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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This divide has serious consequences for gender equality and economic opportunity.—
Joseph Cimpian,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2025
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Along with his music career, Yarrow was committed to a number of causes ranging from equal rights, peace and the environment to gender equality, homelessness, hospice care, public broadcasting and education.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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