as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
a legendary Broadway flop that has subsequently become the barometer by which failure in the theater is judged
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Recent Examples of barometer
While the cheaper watch has a barometer and compass, the more expensive one also has an optical heart rate monitor on the back.
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Andrew Williams, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Butterflies are important pollinators, and their populations are barometers of a healthy ecosystem.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
The agreement concludes a sale that was closely tracked, both in the NBA and other U.S. leagues, as a barometer for sports valuations overall.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
What To Watch This Week Since some of this market weakness stems from economic fears, Monday's February retail sales will be an important barometer.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Williams, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Butterflies are important pollinators, and their populations are barometers of a healthy ecosystem.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
The agreement concludes a sale that was closely tracked, both in the NBA and other U.S. leagues, as a barometer for sports valuations overall.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025
What To Watch This Week Since some of this market weakness stems from economic fears, Monday's February retail sales will be an important barometer.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometer
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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
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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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“Barometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometer. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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