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
The 10-year Treasury yield, a traditional barometer for growth expectations, fell nearly 10 basis points, or 0.1 percentage point, to 4.29%.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Nonetheless, assembly resolutions are closely watched as a barometer of world opinion.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
The health of the stock market is one key indicator of the U.S. economy that the president has long used as a barometer of his success.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
During his first term in office, the president frequently pointed to the stock market as a top barometer of economic health.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Nonetheless, assembly resolutions are closely watched as a barometer of world opinion.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
The health of the stock market is one key indicator of the U.S. economy that the president has long used as a barometer of his success.
—Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
During his first term in office, the president frequently pointed to the stock market as a top barometer of economic health.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometer
Noun
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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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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
Noun
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Certifications to Consider Green Seal: This indicates the product meets environmental standards.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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However, many of the elements in the EU AI Act are vague and open to interpretation, with codes of practice, guidance and supplementary standards still to be finalized and brought into effect over the coming months and years.—
Hugo Farinha,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rodriguez cautioned against readers using income benchmarks to determine their self-worth or level of success.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Roadhouse and Longhorn both rank at the top of the American Customer Satisfaction Index, a benchmark of consumers’ opinions about restaurants and fast-food chains.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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Because of this, measures of simple size, whether body mass index, waist measurement or anything else aren’t a reliable predictor of health.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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Residents of Hahoe have evacuated and authorities have taken preventative measures to insulate the village from the encroaching fires.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Barometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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