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as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
the animation in that movie set the standard against which all later animated cartoons were judged
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as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
a ship flying the queen's standard
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as in normal
what is typical of a group, class, or series
somewhat shorter than the standard for boys that age
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as in usual
being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events
a standard bandage is all that that wound needs
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as in typical
having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind
he's pretty much your standard high-school jock
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as in conventional
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
standard procedure
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Recent Examples of standard
EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Seventy-five percent of first-class mail will retain its previous delivery standard, 14 percent will be accelerated, and 11 percent may experience a slight delay.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Yes, this Amazon tiny home includes a full bathroom, complete with a roomy shower, a standard toilet, and a sink.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
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Noun
And, of course, Lynch's visionary style — ever so risky, strange, and deliberately confusing — set a new standard for the medium.
—EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Seventy-five percent of first-class mail will retain its previous delivery standard, 14 percent will be accelerated, and 11 percent may experience a slight delay.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
The standard edition is perfect for those looking to explore the world of multi-modal robotics without diving into secondary development.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Yes, this Amazon tiny home includes a full bathroom, complete with a roomy shower, a standard toilet, and a sink.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard
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
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The new release also includes a shovel, a tree without leaves, a harp, what appears to be a single radish and the flag of Sark, which is a self-governing island in the Channel Islands.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Kasatkina is preparing to play under a new flag for the first time at the Charleston Open after announcing last week that her application for permanent residency in Australia had been accepted.—
George Ramsay and Jill Martin,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Also, this year’s event coincides with a consolidation of an old new normal.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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Today’s workforce is under tremendous stress in the new normal.—
Mark Cunningham,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Any further exploration into the play's themes of toxic masculinity, morality, and corruption, however, have been largely left at the wayside in favor of watching these men work.—
Emlyn Travis,
EW.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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In Duplicity, Tyler Perry’s latest thriller, Meagan Tandy and Kat Graham take on roles that challenge perception, morality, and trust.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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That’s not to say there isn’t more cleanup than usual between showings.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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While the set seems a bit on the chintzy side, scenic designer Beowulf Boritt does his usual stellar work, assisted immensely by Ken Billington’s full-of-pizzazz lighting design.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Gaining insights into tariff talks would fall squarely within Beijing's typical spying domains, Gundert said.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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By the early 1960s, a typical Broadway season would field on average 60 or so shows.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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However, the settlement is far from conventional in several ways.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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So close yet so far, Placer County, where Blue Lives Matter meets balayage, felt like the right location to artificially return my fortysomething face to a state of more conventional youthful attractiveness.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
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But whichever way things work, Arsenal have set themselves a new benchmark for what is possible — 3-0 against the most decorated of European champions is not the kind of result that comes along all that often.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
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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“Standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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