1
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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2
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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3
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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Unfortunately, this seems to be par for the course with Hip-Hop and R&B’s troubled elite.
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2024
By the numbers: Breckenridge ranked third among 50 U.S. micropolitan areas with a median home value of $760,000 — on par with Los Angeles, LendingTree found.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
As with the automotive world’s Porsche 911, turntables, over time, have gained considerable dimension and weight, with the most ambitious of them approaching the size of an industrial waffle iron or pizza oven, and priced on par with a nice house in the Midwest.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
This is on par with pre-2018 levels, Alazem said, when the organization served 600 to 800 clients, on average, each year.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 23 Sep. 2024
By the numbers: Breckenridge ranked third among 50 U.S. micropolitan areas with a median home value of $760,000 — on par with Los Angeles, LendingTree found.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
As with the automotive world’s Porsche 911, turntables, over time, have gained considerable dimension and weight, with the most ambitious of them approaching the size of an industrial waffle iron or pizza oven, and priced on par with a nice house in the Midwest.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
This is on par with pre-2018 levels, Alazem said, when the organization served 600 to 800 clients, on average, each year.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
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“Par.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/par. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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