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
According to Deloitte, shared accountability among leaders amplifies organizational outcomes, serving as a barometer for business success.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And that would be painful, especially for a president who views the stock market as a real-time barometer of his success.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
There definitely seems to be a more holistic way of looking at the numbers and the barometers of success and a lot more patience [with new shows] than there was in the past.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The barometer also looked at the connections between job roles, working models, and overall wellbeing.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And that would be painful, especially for a president who views the stock market as a real-time barometer of his success.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
There definitely seems to be a more holistic way of looking at the numbers and the barometers of success and a lot more patience [with new shows] than there was in the past.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The barometer also looked at the connections between job roles, working models, and overall wellbeing.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for barometer
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Florida International University naming Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez as interim president on Friday reflects the evolving criteria for selecting top leaders in Florida’s university system — one that favors political connections as much as academic credentials.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, Google offered a few specific listings from Zillow that met my editor's criteria as well as suggestions such as networking with realtors.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
7 Feb. 2025
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Read Article > On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump shocked the world with a proposal that was, even by his standards, totally out of the blue: that all Palestinians should be removed from Gaza so that the US could take it over as a territory.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Interest remains sky high among IU fans, but the team has not lived up to the Indiana standard under Woodson.—
Scott Dochterman,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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Last August, the BLS’s preliminary benchmark revision estimated that the number of workers on payrolls would likely be revised down by 818,000 for the 12-month period through March 2024.—
William Gavin,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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The report also featured significant benchmark revisions to the 2024 totals that saw substantial downward changes to the previous payrolls level though upward revisions to those who reported holding jobs.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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While commercial poultry farms have a number of policies in place now to recognize and intervene if animals get sick, live bird markets are less regulated and have fewer protection measures in place.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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But those measures, much like the Rooney Rule, have not closed the racial disparities among NFL head coaches and have not stopped white coaches from appearing to be more likely to receive the benefit of the doubt.—
Joseph N. Cooper,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Barometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barometer. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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