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something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
this prize-winning biography will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged in future years
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Recent Examples of benchmark
That's a problem for many people who live here, because the same report puts Nashville's median household income at $91,000, more than $30,000 shy of the home-buying benchmark.
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
The official did not provide specific benchmarks that could be met to lift the new tariffs, saying only that the best measure would be fewer Americans dying from fentanyl addition.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
One of the most prominent examples of this came in August 2024, when the BLS released its preliminary benchmark revisions of employment data for the 12 months ended in March 2024.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
The game will include ray-traced global illumination and reflections, along with an in-game benchmark tool.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adam Tamburin, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
The official did not provide specific benchmarks that could be met to lift the new tariffs, saying only that the best measure would be fewer Americans dying from fentanyl addition.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
One of the most prominent examples of this came in August 2024, when the BLS released its preliminary benchmark revisions of employment data for the 12 months ended in March 2024.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
The game will include ray-traced global illumination and reflections, along with an in-game benchmark tool.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Benchmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benchmark. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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